Russia – Ulyanovsk Region
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Key characteristics
Total territory – 37.2 thousand km2
Population –1.3 mln.
Regional center – Ulyanovsk
Labor resources – 807.2 thousand.
The Ulyanovsk region is situated in the south-east of the European part of Russia, in the
center of the Volga region at the distance of 875 km from Moscow. Advantageous geographic
location in the center of industrially developed and densely populated Volga Federal District
makes the region an attractive center of federal and international logistic routes. Within the
radius of 500 km there are situated 47 thousand industrial enterprises producing 15% of
industrial produce of Russia. The main branch of industry in the region is machine building. The
leading branches are aircraft industry, automobile industry, machine tool construction, heavy
power and transport engineering industry.
Today the unique financial environment for investors is acting in the Ulyanovsk region.
According to the international rating “Doing Business in Russia-2012”, prepared by World Bank
and International Finance Corporation in 2012 the Ulyanovsk region took the first place among
the Russian cities on conditions of doing business.
When making decision on the location of the production in the Ulyanovsk region the
investor can choose the best option of placement in the area: either Greenfield – non-occupied
land plot provided with all the necessary infrastructure, or Brownfield site – a prepared
production facility or location on “Built-to-lease” (“Built- to-suit”) - accommodation in the
building built in accordance with the requirements of the investor, on lease terms. Nowadays in
the Ulyanovsk region there seven industrial parks: Zavolzhye industrial park, Special Economic
Zone, Novoulyanovsk and Novospasskoye industrial zones, UAZ and DAAZ industrial parks, Argo
industrial park DEGA.
Such foreign companies as SABMiller (now EFES), Mars, Henkel, Takata, Quarzwerke,
DMG Mori Seiki, Jokey, Schaeffler, Bridgestone, Hempel, Fresenius Medical Care, Legrand,
Nemak, Hilton, and others, and also large Russian companies Mordovcement, Eurocement,
group of companies Sollers, PM Packaging have come to the region.
Ulyanovsk Region Development Corporation, JSC
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100% state owned regional development institute.
Key activities:
attract investment into the region's economy;
create and develop industrial parks;
support large investment infrastructure projects.
Corporation operates as a single control centre which optimises the process of bringing investors
to the region and offers sites with developed infrastructure ready for conducting business.
Contacts:
Ulyanovsk Region Development Corporation, JSC
The unified telephone on cooperation with the investors:
+7 (8422) 737 001
e-mail: info@ulregion.com
http://ulregion.com