Tatarstan's Nizhnekamsk district plans two special economic zones and a logistics hub

Nizhnekamsk district in Tatarstan plans to create two special economic zones and a major logistics mega-hub. First Deputy Head of the district's Executive Committee Marsel Khayrutdinov announced the projects at a business Monday event. The three projects together would involve 446 billion rubles in investment and create 3,801 jobs.

The largest project is the Zelenaya Dolina-2 special economic zone, with 299 billion rubles in planned investment and 1,841 jobs. It aims to develop deep grain processing and import substitution in methionine production, with an active implementation phase planned for 2026–2028. The Alabuga-Nizhnekamsk zone would receive 130 billion rubles and create 1,500 jobs, with first residents expected from 2028.

The Tempo-Port logistics mega-hub would require 17 billion rubles and create 460 jobs, with projected tax revenues of 19.1 billion rubles. The district hopes the project will earn it the status of a "port of two seas", the Black and Caspian, with the first phase set to launch in 2027.