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
created
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
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
First Operational
Company Inside GSEZ
– SHINAGO
Africa Finance Corporation (AFC)
Becomes a shareholder.
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
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
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.
First operational company inside GSEZ
– SHINAGO
First Africa Finance Corporation (AFC)
becomes a shareholder.
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
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
“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.
- Single Window Clearance Office
- Power plant
- Water tank supply
- Sewage treatment plant
- Railway Siding
- Container depot
- Fuel station
- Exhibition showroom
- Banks
- Insurance facility
- Primary health centre
- Food court
- Villas
- Training center
- Log park
- Security
- Testimonials
- Client Testimonials
“Starting from one unit to cater to in house requirements of rotary veneer to becoming one of the largest rotary veneer units in Gabon: our journey has been eventful as well as a great success. We started our operation at the SEZ in 2016. Greenply Gabon SA has been producing Okoume Rotary Veneer from our plant at the SEZ. For any producer in the timber industry, sustainable and good quality timber availability is the primary necessity. As Gabon provides this in abundance, we could not help but take notice of this shining opportunity. Some of our other motivations include the fact that the SEZ offers tax rebates and benefits, without forgetting the Single Window operations for clearance which eases operation and cuts down time. We have grown exponentially over the past few years. We began with one unit and now we have two operational units. Our production has grown from a 80 CBM log basis to a 420 CBM log basis per day. Our markets have expanded from India to SE Asia, Middle East, Europe, and North America. Additionally, we are now actively vying for a market share in the US. We will soon be into Forestry as backward integration, and going forward, we hope to set up our own lumber, plywood and furniture units in the years to come. We also further intend to expand our Rotary Veneer unit capacity; machines have already been ordered to that end. We have even proposed to set up a Slicing Veneer unit. This is just the beginning of a successful journey, and we have every intention of continuing to build memories and achieve milestones at the Gabon SEZ.
GREENPLY GABON SA
General Director, Mr Indraneel“The zone welcomes every kind of project, so long as it helps and enhances the Gabonese economy.” La Santé Pharmaceutique is a pharmaceutical company promoted by Indian entrepreneurs incorporated in June 2017. We aim to manufacture and sell a large quantity of high-quality medicine, particularly in Africa. Pharmaceutical Health has an expansion capacity of 231 million units for the heavy production of tablets, capsules, ointments and syrups. We started our Project in Gabon in 2017. As we are a pharmaceutical company, we needed quite some time to settle down. Luckily, Nkok SEZ provides a stable and competitive economic climate for companies intending to settle in Gabon. The zone welcomes every kind of project, so long as it helps and enhances the Gabonese economy. Today, we are at the stage of production, and in few months, we will start presenting our products to the Gabonese population.
LA SANTE PHARMACEUTIQUE
CEO, Mr. Rajeev Lila.Become part of our success
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
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
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