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On 2 April 2019, OBO Bettermann’s President Ulrich Bettermann told Igor Artamonov, Acting Governor of the Lipetsk Region, about his decision to invest EUR 20 million in expansion of the company’s production facility operating in the Lipetsk SEZ. The meeting was also attended by Deputy Governor Dmitry Averov, General Director of the Lipetsk SEZ Ivan Koshelev, and heads of regional government bodies. Igor Artamonov, Acting Governor of the Lipetsk Region, and Mr. Bettermann discussed prospects of the company’s development and reached an agreement over the expansion of OBO Bettermann’s operations in the Lipetsk Region.

Introducing New Approaches to Investor Relations at Lipetsk SEZ On 15 March, the territory of the Lipetsk SEZ turned into ‘a small Rome’. A representative delegation involving businessmen from Piedmont to Sardinia visited the investment site. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Italy to Russia Pasquale Terracciano led the delegation to learn more about the place that turned to be the “place of power” for most companies from the Apennine Peninsula.

Foreign Media About Visit of Italian Ambassador to Russia Pasquale Terracciano To Lipetsk Region

On 21 March 2019, the Lipetsk SEZ team added golden medals to the collection of its awards won in local competitions. The darts tournament was held at the Metallurg Stadium as part of the competition between Lipetsk corporate teams.

The best students of the Lipetsk State Technical University visited the Lipetsk SEZ. Representatives of the Management Company told them about the industrial site development and career opportunities offered by the tenants. While touring round the site, the students asked about the foreign investors’ requirements for job applicants, labor conditions and opportunities to be trained abroad.

On 15 March 2019, a delegation of Italian businessmen headed by Italy’s Ambassador Pasquale Terracciano visited the Lipetsk SEZ as part of the Italian-Russian Business Forum. The delegation was also joined by Igor Artamonov, Acting Governor of the Lipetsk Region, Vittorio Torrembini, Honorary Consulate of Italy in the Lipetsk Region, regional authorities and businessmen. The guests were presented the investment potential of the Lipetsk SEZ and took a look at its well-developed engineering infrastructure, construction in progress and operating facilities. During the visit, businessmen from Lipetsk and Italy held B2B talks and had a tour around Fondital’s production facility.

According to the investment rating by Invest Foresight, the Lipetsk Region remains No. 1 attractive investment destination. The region has been holding the lead for six consecutive month, thus setting a new record.

On 5 March 2019, representatives of the Mogilev Free Economic Zone and Dmitry Mudrogelov, First Deputy Chairman of the Economy Committee of the Mogilev Region Executive Office, visited the Lipetsk SEZ to share their best practices.

On 2 March 2019, local corporate teams took part in a swimming competition at the Leader sports and recreation center. The third place in the competition was taken by the Lipetsk SEZ team.

The Lipetsk SEZ is a leader in creating hi-tech modern infrastructure in Russia. Digitalization of its infrastructure is a top priority for the Lipetsk SEZ. In 2018, it commissioned the grid control center with an automatic system to control the power, heat and gas supply, sewerage, storm drainage, fire alarm, video surveillance, external lighting and condition of roads.

On 16 February 2019, Lipetsk hosted a sports competition between corporate teams. According to the tradition, employees of the Lipetsk SEZ took part in the opening ceremony and a ski race at the start of the event.

In a meeting held at the Russian Investment Forum in Sochi, the Lipetsk Region Administration and Honeywell’s Russian plant signed an agreement on cooperation in socially important areas. The agreement covers safety of local residents and improvements in energy efficiency of residential buildings.