Gsez Nkok

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Gsez nkok

Launched in 2010, the Nkok Special Economic Zone (GSEZ) is a multi-sectoral industrial park located 27 km from Libreville. Spanning 1,126 ha, it includes an industrial zone, a commercial zone and a residential zone. The SIZ brings together 144 companies from 17 countries operating within 22 industrial sectors, including a cluster dedicated to wood processing which brings together 10 companies. GSEZ is a PPP between ARISE IIP and the government of Gabon.

Our

KEY FIGURES

worth of products exported in 2021

from 17 different nations and operating in 22 industrial sectors

of timber processed in 2022

in investments with a total of EUR 1.6 billion generated in direct foreign investments

TEUS exported in 2023

600 ha already developed and 526 ha for future development
Key Dates         

Top 500

A joint venture between Arise IIP and the Republic of Gabon. The mandate grants GSEZ to develop and manage the infrastructure, enhance industrial competitiveness build an eco-friendly business ecosystem in Gabon.

2010

2014

First Operational
Company Inside GSEZ

– SHINAGO

Africa Finance Corporation (AFC)

Becomes a shareholder.

2016
2018

Tracer

GSEZ rises as West/Central Africa’s manufacturing hub, making Gabon Africa’s top veneer exporter and the 2nd in the world.

In partnership with Forest Resources Management and Brainforest, creation of Tracer, an independent agency that filters and records all log flows entering the Nkok area and ensures that 100% of the timber entering the area is legal, traceable, and responsible.

GSEZ in Top 500 African companies

GSEZ enters the circle of the Top 500 African companies in the Jeune Afrique ranking

2019
2020

144 Investors Join GSEZ

Number of investors setteled in the zone working in a various domain ranging from
kiln dry unit, sawmills, veneer, plywood, wood furniture factories, pharmaceutical products and plastic
recycling.

GSEZ is nominated as best special economic zone in the world in timber production by 2020 FDI Intelligence
ranking(Financial Times).

Carbon Neutral Certified

Africa's first carbon-neutral certified industrial zone

2021

Top 500

A joint venture between Arise IIP and the Republic of Gabon. The mandate grants GSEZ to develop and manage the infrastructure, enhance industrial competitiveness build an eco-friendly business ecosystem in Gabon.

2010
2014

First operational company inside GSEZ

– SHINAGO

First Africa Finance Corporation (AFC)

becomes a shareholder.

2016
2018

Tracer

GSEZ rises as West/Central Africa’s manufacturing hub, making Gabon Africa’s top veneer exporter and the 2nd in the world. In partnership with Forest Resources Management and Brainforest, creation of Tracer, an independent agency that filters and records all log flows entering the Nkok area and ensures that 100% of the timber entering the area is legal, traceable, and responsible.

GSEZ enters

the circle of the Top 500 African companies in the Jeune Afrique ranking

2019

144 investors join gsez

number of investors setteled in the zone working in a various domain ranging from kiln dry unit, sawmills, veneer, plywood, wood furniture factories, pharmaceutical products and plastic recycling. GSEZ is nominated as best special economic zone in the world in timber production by 2020 FDI Intelligence ranking(Financial Times).

2020

carbon neutral certified

Africa’s first carbon-neutral certified industrial zone

2021

“GSEZ is a Public Private Partnership between the Gabonese State, represented by the CDC, and the ARISE Group born from the will of the Highest Authorities, headed by His Excellency, Mr. President of the Republic- Ali Bongo Ondimba, to provide our country with a full-fledged tool for the second and third local transformation of wood. Today, this model tested in Nkok has been extended to Ikolo near Lambarene and Mpassa Lebombi near Franceville. It is the recognition of the excellence of this model that has resulted in our zone being awarded the title of the best economic zone in the world in the field of wood production in the FDI intelligence 2020 ranking of the Financial Times.”

Mrs Patricia Danielle MANON
General Director Administrator of CDC, Gabon (Deposit and consignment fund)

 

Industry sectors                 

Wood Processing

  • Sawmill
  • Veneer
  • Plywood
  • Particle Board
  • Furniture
  • Charcoal
  • Pellet

Pharmaceutical

Cement

Concrete

Resin & Chemical

Metal Recycling

  • Ferrous
  • Non-Ferrous

Plastic Recycling

Oil Recycling

Gas Bottling

Battery

Beverage

Food Processing

Paper Products

Telecom Equipment

Gold Refinery

Facilities                

GSEZ is autonomous and includes all the necessary industrial and social infrastructures with multiple access options to the sites by road and railway, thus facilitating installation and work on site.

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Investment Opportunities

Wood remains the primary target sector. However, we are open to all kinds of investors and have companies operating in other industry sectors. Potential sectors include Food, Agro-Processing, Chemicals, and Recycling.

Within the wood sector, the companies involved are currently operating from the first to the third transformation, with a complete value chain and integrated logistics services.

Companies in SIZ