Gabon Special Economic Zone

Industrial Supplies

Libreville, Gabon

Gabon Special Economic Zone (GSEZ) is a Public-Private Partnership between Arise Integrated Industrial Platforms (ARISE IIP) and the Republic of Gabon. Launched in 2010, GSEZ was set up to foster local timber processing, industrial production, and the sustainable use of Gabon’s natural resources, primarily timber, for local and export markets. It allows national and international investors to set up businesses with ease, thanks to a unique administrative and fiscal status.

GSEZ has succeeded in industrializing the timber sector in Gabon. Up until the government ban on the export of logs in 2010, Gabon mostly exported raw logs. To compensate for this huge shortfall for the country, we set up a wood cluster to transform wood and catalyze growth in the local wood industry standards.