- Municipality of Odžaci
- Logistics
- Energy potential
- Infrastructure
- Population education and labor cost
- Key sectors
- Top 10 employers
- Greenfield
- Brownfield
- Municipality incentives
- Construction procedures
- Success stories
- Your partner in municipality
Municipality of Odžaci
Odzaci is a town and municipality in the West Backa District in Vojvodina, Serbia. It consists of 9 Cadastral municipalities: Odzaci, Backi Gracac, Backi Brestovac, Srpski Miletic, Bogojevo, Karavukovo, Deronje, Ratkovo and Lalic, which are at the same time settlements.

TOP 5 REASONS TO INVEST IN ODŽACI
- EU border proximity (Croatia, Hungary)
- Low-cost prices for land acquisition
- Two locations with fully-equipped industrial zones
- Possibility of municipal funding for building production halls
- Skilled workforce at competitive rates
Odžaci Logistics
Distance from borders:
- HUN - 65 km
- CRO - 3 km
- ROM - 160 km
- BUL - 480 km
- B&H - 80 km
Distance from highway:
- E-75 - 35 km
- E-70 - 65 km
Distance from airport:
- Belgrade - 138 km
- Osijek - 54 km

Energy potential in Odžaci
GAS
- Municipality is gasified: 100%
- Local pipeline lenght: 280 km
- Presure on main pipeline 8-12 bar
- Presure on local pipeline 2-4 bar
BIOMASS
- Total land: 41,115 ha
- Agricultural land: 34,403 ha
- Arable land: 32,242 ha
- Most common crops: soy, maize, wheat, sugar beet
ELECTRICITY
- No. of distribution substations: 289
- Total power (kVA): 128,150
- Energy supplied in 2014: 121,152 MWh
Infrastructure in Odžaci
ROADS
Regional road network: 505 km
- Apatin-Bogojevo
- Kula-Odzaci
- Odzaci-Ratkovo
Local road network: 46 km
WATERWAY
River Danube lenght: 10 km
- International port in Bogojevo – suitable for intermodal transport
Canal Danube-Tisza-Danube length: 43 km
RAILWAY
Novi Sad-Odzaci-Bogojevo: 75.5 km
Axial pressure: 22.5 t
SEWAGE
Sewage system – Odzaci: 95%
*no sewage in other settlements
Sewage network: 28 km
Population, education and labor cost in Odžaci
Number of inhabitants 30,154
Employed (2020) 7, 059
Unemployed (July 2021) 2,446
Labor cost structure
Average salary in Odžaci (March 2020)
NET Salary | 403 | |
Personal Income Tax | 10.00% | 42 |
Contributions (Emploeyee) | 19.9% | 111 |
GROSS Salary | 556 | |
Contributions (Employer) | 16.65% | 93 |
TOTAL Cost | 648 |
From July 1st, 2014the employers have the right for refund on the paid personal income tax & social insurance contributions:
- 65% refund for employing 1-9 workers
- 70% refund for employing 10-99 workers
- 75% refund for employing 100+ workers
Education
High Schools
School | Profile | #students | #graduates |
---|---|---|---|
Gymnasium | General | 278 | 72 |
Economy | |||
Technical | Mechanical | ||
Metal processing | 279 | 81 | |
Hospitality | 77 | 22 | |
Chemistry | 99 | 28 |
Faculties
Faculty | Profile | #students |
---|---|---|
Economics | Management | 150 |
Educational centers
Program | Profile | #students |
---|---|---|
Economics | Customs, Finance, Admin | 45 |
Key sectors in Odžaci

Metal Processing
Main advantages:
- Long-standing expertise in diverse branches
- One of the first factories for agricultural machinery production dating back to 1950
- Highly skilled & trained workforce at competitive cost
- Wide network of potential local suppliers from complementary sectors: number of small metal shops, plastic processing companies, well developed packaging industry
Investment opportunities:
- Existing Brownfield facilities suitable for metal processing activities

Agribusiness
Main advantages:
- Ample agricultural land – 35,000 ha of arable land
- Ample 60% cereal crops – wheat, maize, soy
- 3,478 ha state ownership - available for lease by public auction
- High-density inland waterway network (Danube – 10 km, DTD Canal – 43 km) enabling excellent irrigation/draining possibilities – irrigation system expansion – Municipal investment project
- Great majority of population engaged in agriculture
- Wide network of potential local suppliers: great number of small local farms securing raw materials supply
- Biomass potential – crops residue (2 mil t – wheat straw potential)
- High livestock count - over 4,500 cattle with further development potential

Logistic Center
Main advantages:
- 200 ha of available land in close proximity to Bogojevo port suitable for development of international regional logistics center
- International port on Danube - Bogojevo - due to its favorable geographical position, has access to three modes of transportation (road, rail and waterways)
- Represents an excellent location to potential investors interested in logistic center development opportunities
- In the vicinity of Port Bogojevo – it has been planned the development of the cargo-transportation center – with general regulation plan completed

Textile
Main advantages:
- Tradition dating back to the 19th century – 100 years of success
- Greatest investment potential: synthetic fiber products, apparel
- Low labor cost & experienced workforce
- Formerly one of the regionally largest companies in the sector ITES Lola Ribar – used to employ 3,000 workers – which still largely represents available labor pool
- Existing FTAs - enabling efficient access to various markets
- Wide network of potential local suppliers due to strong industry background

Chemicals
Main advantages:
- Impressive track-record & growth development prospects
- Plastic processing investment opportunities
- Excellent access to raw material base
- Potential for ramping-up number of employees - currently 450 employees registered
- Local presence of industry leaders: Hipol AD, Standard Gas, Greiner Packaging
- HIPOL AD – domestic company for polypropylene production

Tourism
Main advantages:
- Hunting tourism has many decades of tradition and established first-rate reputation among domestic and foreign hunters who are repeatedly visiting hunting grounds in this area
- Due to sustainable development - hunting reserve is still preserved
- Three hunting areas, offering a wealth of wildlife:
- "Kamariste" – roe deer, wild boar, other small game
- 1,103 ha covering the western part of the municipality close to Danube - 500 ha under fence
- "Lalinske livade" & "Srpski Miletic" hunting areas
Investment opportunity:
- Hotel development projects – due to insufficient accommodation capacities
Top 10 Employers in Odžaci
Company | Sector | Country | #Employees |
---|---|---|---|
MAGNA SEATING | Automotive Components | Canada | 1000 |
HIPOL | Chemicals | Serbia | 200 |
GREINER PACKAGING | Chemicals | Austria | 150 |
ITES RILON LORISON | Syntetic Fibers | Serbia | 50 |
SITOPLAST | Plastic | Serbia | 47 |
POLINS | Plastic | Serbia | 34 |
DM NIVETA | Plastic | Serbia | 33 |
STANDARD GAS | Chemicals | Serbia | 30 |
INEKS VELEPROMET | Paper Packaging | Serbia | 30 |
IMO POLJOSTROJ | Metal Processing | Serbia | 20 |
Greenfield locations in Odžaci
Location 1
Industrial free zone Odzaci
Land size: 122 ha
Available land plots: 50
Ownership: 81 ha state
Infrastructure: electricity, water, gas, sewage, optical cable


Free zone – offering special set of financial and tax incentives:
- VAT exemption
- Duty-free imports of raw material, machines, equipment, construction material for export-oriented production
- Possibility of funding the construction of a production hall from municipal budget – for investors
Railway length – 3,600 m
Electricity distribution station - 630 kW
12 MW of electricity capacities under development
DTD canal proximity
Bioethanol, dryer, animal feed plants – under development
For sale and lease
Location 2
Industrial zone Karavukovo
Land size: 88 ha
Ownership: municipal
*no infrastructure
*suitable for processing of agricultural products due to high raw material base of agricultural products
**port Bogojevo – mainly used as a warehouse for agricultural products
DTD canal proximity
Danube river, port Bogojevo – 7 km distance
Close proximity to Croatian border
For sale and lease

Brownfield Locations in Odžaci
Location 1
Dairy
Land size: 23,695 m²
Facilities: 2,103 m²
Infrastructure: electricity, water, gas, sewage, optical cable
Ownership: private
For sale & lease


Location 2
Dugmetara Napredak Ratkovo
Land size: 55,377 m²
Facilities: 37,816 m²
Infrastructure: electricity, water, gas, optical cable
Ownership: private
For sale
Location 3
AD IMO Poljostroj
Land size: 72,458 m²
Facilities: 12,500 m²
Infrastructure: electricity, water, gas, sewage, optical cablee
Ownership: provincial government - bankruptcy
For sale


Location 4
Motel
Land size: 12,590 m²
Facilities: 1,774 m²
Infrastructure: electricity, water, gas, sewage, optical cable
Ownership: state
For sale
Location 5
Metal Senta
Land size: 2,885 m²
Facilities: 1,162 m²
Infrastructure: electricity, water, gas, sewage, optical cable
Ownership: municipality
*railway distance 250 m
For lease


Location 6
Macko doo
Land size: 12,000 m²
Facilities:850 m² + 180 m²
Infrastructure: electricity, water, gas, sewage, optical cable
Ownership: private
For sale and lease
Incentives & Fees in Odžaci
Reduction of Land Development Fees
Depending on the number of new emploees
- for 1-10 employees - 35% discount
- for 10-50 employees - 70% discoun
- for 50 -100 employees - 85% discoun
- for more than 100 employees - 99% discount
Lump sum Payment Discount
30% reduction of land development fee
- in case of lump sum payments in 15 days regardless on the intended use
Upon receiving the investor’s request
the consolidated construction procedures are conducted in the following phases:
- Issuing the location conditions for the cadastre parcel suitable for construction – from the day of obtaining all special conditions, permits and other documents --> no later than 5 working days
- Issuing the construction permit – from the day of the submission of the request --> no later than 5 working days
Upon receiving the application:
Based on registering the construction work,issuing the verification for receiving the application without delay, provided that the complete documentation has been submitted.
- Registering the construction works to receive acceptance/rejection --> 5 working days
- Subsequently, submitting the request for infrastructure installations --> 3 working days
Issuing the occupancy permit, upon receiving the submission of the request --> no later than 5 working days
Issuing the final approval upon receiving the submission of the request --> no later than 5 working days
In total: 28 working days
Success Stories in Odžaci
