Our advantages
Special Economic Zone LOTUS is located in the Astrakhan Region bordering the countries of the Caspian Basin, at the intersection of two Eurasian transport corridors – “North-South” and “West-East”.
SEZ Lotus was created for localization of industrial production facilities related to shipbuilding, engineering as well as for other high-tech industries.
Main Advantages of SEZ Lotus
SEZ Lotus was granted a status of a basic area for localization of production of shipbuilding equipment and components at the federal level;
SEZ is focused on high-tech production in the field of import-substituting projects, ensuring Russia’s leading position in the world market; 
One of the most beneficial taxation systems among industrial-production zones in the Russian Federation;
Large-scale shipbuilding complex in the Astrakhan Region;
Favourable economic and geographical position (at the intersection of two actively developing Eurasian transport routes: North-South corridor towards Iran and West-East corridor); 
Availability of large sales markets for industrial and investment products (accessibility of the Caspian Region markets of Azerbaijan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan and the markets of economic partners of these countries); 
Availability of all types of transport infrastructure (rail, road, water and air transport); 
Developed personnel market and vocational education system with a focus on specific needs of industrial enterprises. Production localization in SEZ Lotus is the ultimate solution for the companies planning to enter Russian market and the markets of the Caspian-bordering countries
