The first resident of the “Kulibin” SEZ placed the “Made in Kulibin” mark on its products

The first enterprise to obtain the right to use the “Made in Kulibin” mark on its products is “RusSilika”, a manufacturer of micronized silica gels and stable silica sols. The mark was developed by the management company of the “Kulibin” SEZ – the Development Corporation of the Nizhny Novgorod Region – to promote the products of the SEZ’s resident enterprises.

“Applying the distinctive mark to the products of “Kulibin” SEZ residents will help to promote not only the goods produced but also the site itself among potential investors. “RusSilika” is the only manufacturer of silica gels and silica sols in the country, so I am confident that the mark will be recognized in many regions of Russia,” emphasized Egor Polyakov, Deputy Governor of the Nizhny Novgorod Region.

As noted by Igor Ishchenko, Director General of the Development Corporation of the Nizhny Novgorod Region, the distinctive mark will be placed on the products of other SEZ residents in the future.

“Creating the “Made in Kulibin” mark is an important step in developing the brand of the special economic zone and the enterprises operating here. Our residents produce competitive goods, and by uniting under a single brand, we will be able to increase recognition and strengthen the image of the region’s industry,” he said.

According to Leonid Grosh, Director General of LLC “RusSilika”, the mark should become an additional symbol of the quality of the products manufactured.

“It is a great honor for our company to be the first holder of the “Made in Kulibin” mark. This is recognition of the high level of production, modern technologies, and the work of our entire team. We are confident that the new mark will become an additional symbol of the quality, reliability, and technological sophistication of the products created in the Nizhny Novgorod Region, and for our partners — another confirmation that the domestic industry today is capable of producing materials of world class quality,” he noted.

You can learn about the projects of all Kulibin SEZ residents on the site’s website: https://sezkulibin.ru/en/.

For reference, the industrial special economic zone “Kulibin” was established in May 2020 on the territory of the Dzerzhinsk urban district. Today, the Dzerzhinsk part of the “Kulibin” SEZ covers an area of 724,7 hectares and includes the state site (416,7 ha), as well as private sites operated by DPO “Plastic”, “Oka Polymer”, and “Sintez OKA”. The private sites are already equipped with infrastructure. In November 2025, the Russian Government issued a resolution to expand the SEZ territory by another 117,7 hectares, incorporating a site in the city of Bor. The total area of the “Kulibin” SEZ now amounts to 842,4 hectares.