Zrenjanin

City of Zrenjanin

Zrenjanin is a city located in the eastern part of Vojvodina, Serbia. It is the administrative centre of the Central Banat District. The municipality's population is 123,362 inhabitants. Zrenjanin municipality includes the city of Zrenjanin and the following villages: Aradac, Banatski Despotovac, Belo Blato, Botos, Centa, Ecka, Elemir, Farkazdin, Jankov Most, Klek, Knicanin, Lazarevo, Lukicevo, Lukino Selo, Melenci, Mihajlovo, Orlovat, Perlez, Stajicevo, Taras, Tomasevac.

TOP 5 REASONS TO INVEST IN ZRENJANIN

• Business-friendly environment, proven track record for foreign investors
• Free Zone Zrenjanin
• Favorable geographical position, access to main transport networks - road, river, rail, air transport
• Investment –ready locations in industrial zones
• Efficient administration

Energy potential in Zrenjanin

GAS

• Municipality is gasified

- City of Zrenjanin 95%

- Other gasified settlements: Lazarevo, Zlatica, Botos, Despotovac, Elemir, Aradac, Mihajlovo, Ecka, Lukicevo, Stajicevo, Melenci, Klek

• Local pipeline lenght: 750 + 60 km
• Presure on main pipeline 50 bar
• Presure on local pipeline 8-12 bar; 2-4 bar

BIOMASS

• Total land: 132,600 ha
• Agricultural land: 110,756 ha
• Arable land: 84,293 ha
• Most common crops: sunflower, maize, sugar beet

ELECTRICITY

• No of distribution substations: 1,612

(110/h) 8 418 mva

(35/h) 18 220 MVA

(20/0.4) 1,297 557 MVA

(10/0.4) 289 141 MVA

• Total power (MVA): 1,337.74
• Total network length (km): 3,772

WIND

Average speed 3.5-4.5 m/s at 50 m

Average speed 4.5-5 m/s at 100 m

Average speed 6 m/s at 200 m

GEOTHERMAL

2 existing + 1 planned borehole

• 24°C temperature at 503.25 m
• 33°C temperature at 850 m
• Planned: 55-60°C temperature at 1,250 m

SOLAR

Infrastructure in Zrenjanin

ROADS

Regional road network: 157 km

• Zrenjanin-Novi Sad
• Zrenjanin-Belgrade
• Zrenjanin-Timisoara
• Zrenjanin-Vrsac-Timisoara
• Zrenjanin-Melenci-Novi Becej-Becej
• Zrenjanin-Orlovat-Pancevo

Local road network: 223 km

WATERWAY

River Tisza, Begej, Tamis: 12+34+29 km

- Port in Novi Sad distance 50 km

Canal network Begej: 13 km

RAILWAY

Railway network length: 279 km

• Pancevo-Zrenjanin-Kikinda
• Zrenjanin-Vrsac-Bela Crkva

Axial pressure: 16 t

SEWAGE

Sewage system in Zrenjanin settlement: 95%

- Sewage connections: 27,254

Rainwater drainage system: 50%

- Drainage connections: 4,500

Sewage system network: 300 km

Population, education and labor cost in Zrenjanin

Number of inhabitants 123,362

Employed (2020) 35,549

Unemployed (July 2021) 6,574

Labor cost structure

Average salary in Zrenjanin (March, 2020)

From July 1st, 2014, the 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

Average Salary in Vojvodina 2019 (January - September)

NET: € 433.64

GROSS: € 598.90

TOTAL COST: €698.62<

Education

High Schools

College

University

Key sectors in Zrenjanin

Agribusiness

Enduring tradition on good results

• 110,758 ha of agricultural land – ensuring easy access to raw materials
• Storage capacities - 680,000 t
• Large number of registered farmers – 16,180
• Vegetable growing: tomato, cabbage, kale, peppers, onions, garlic, cauliflower, carrot, green peas, watermelon, etc.
• Livestock count: cattle (38,936), Pigs (85,974), Sheeps (41,481), Poultry (2,806,542)

Successful companies

Dijamant (vegetable fats products), Don-Don (bread and pastry production), Tvojih 5 minuta (cereal based products), Mlekoprodukt (milk processing products)

Textile

Longstanding tradition

• Tradition dating back to 1865
  Companies: "Toza Markovic" (leather) – established in 1865, "Udarnik" (hosiery) – established in 1919, "Begej" (hats) – established in 1919
• Expertise in production of hosiery, hats, swimsuits, underwear, carpets, apparel, etc.
• Available talent pool of skilled workforce – over 750 registered at the National Employment Service – due to previously operating companies that are currently out of service
• Existing suitable Brownfield locations

Successful companies

Modital (Italy), Fulgar (Italy), Mehler (Germany), Mile Dragic (Serbia), Imsaplet, Dafar (Holland/Italy), etc.

Metal Processing

Easy access to skilled workforce

• First factory established back in 1887
• Qualified workforce and access to skilled labor pool of 1,402 workers seeking employment and registered at the National Employment Service
• Expertise across diverse branches
• Readily available Brownfield locations at competitive lease cost – ranging from 700 sqm to 2,000 sqm (Electroinvest, MIP, Minel Fepo)

Successful companies

LK Armature, Radijator, Geze, Sinvoz, Siba Scholz, Technostrutture

Airport Ecka

Biggest C class airport in Balkans

• Spreading over the land of 1,100 ha – Detailed Regulation Plan for 300 ha
• Located on the infrastructure of the old German airport built in 1941
• Supporting infrastructure for air traffic of small passenger and cargo planes with load capacity less than 7 t – license obtained in May 20007 from the Civil Air Traffic Directorate
• Favorable location, excellent conditions for small cargo and passenger planes, 24/7 customs on-site
• Grass runway 1,250m x 80m, Concrete runway 1,850m x 60m – not in use, 3 Hangars, Airport building reception room and other facilities, Well, Electricity substation, Parachute area, Oil cisterns and gas stations, Roll track system – not in use
• Investment opportunity: Development and reconstruction of the Airport Ecka – construction of the modern airport complex that will meet the regional needs and satisfy the international requirements – two stages of the project
• Estimated total income € 43,268,113 after 30-year exploitation
• Total project cost: € 6,250,797

Top 10 Employers in Zrenjanin

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

Municipality Incentives

Land Purchase Price - Discount 30%

special offer for lump-sum payments

special offer for payments in up to 36 monthly instalments

*for public properti land

Land Development Fee - Discount 10%

exemption from payment

*for production investments

Business Incubator

*Provides organizational environment, management, planning system, monitoring and development of tenants, performance measurement, training and education, assistance in preparing a business plan, marketing, market research, assistance in the development of technical and other documentation, obtaining relevant certificates, etc.

Free Zone

*Benefits for import-export companies, exemption from VAT and customs duties, etc.

Success Stories in Zrenjanin

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