With 114 industrial parks already registered in Ukraine and the state investing almost 900 million hrn in their infrastructure in 2025, each new facility in the registry is not just a bureaucratic event. It is a choice: what kind of processing and where the country will develop during the war.
What is "Terezine" and why agro
The Cabinet of Ministers has included the "Terezine" industrial park in the state registry. The area is 14.99 hectares within the Bilotserkivska city community, with a term of 30 years. The priority is clearly defined: food production and beverage manufacturing. The stated indicators are up to 500 new jobs and over 780 million hrn in investments.
The choice of direction is not accidental. Ukraine is one of the world's largest exporters of grain, sunflower, and sugar beets, but a significant portion of these crops still goes to foreign markets in raw form. Processing within the country provides both jobs and higher customs value on output, as well as reduced dependence on commodity price volatility.
"Such projects help transform Ukraine's raw material advantage into finished products with added value"
— Deputy Minister of Economy Vitaly Kindratov
Mechanism: A memorandum exists, oversight is another matter
On June 4, a cooperation memorandum was signed between the Bilotserkivska city council and LLC "Industrial Park 'Terezine'". Under its terms, the park will attract investors, and the community will facilitate the arrangement of engineering and transport infrastructure. The division of responsibilities looks logical — but a memorandum is not a legally binding document and does not contain penalties for missing deadlines.
This is standard practice for Ukrainian industrial parks at the start: registration and a memorandum precede actual construction by years. Of more than 70 parks registered before 2024, only 37 had actually operating enterprises by the end of 2025 — either built or under construction.
Context: The state pays, but not for everything
In 2025, the Ministry of Economy directed 900.68 million hrn to the infrastructure of 13 industrial parks across the country. "Terezine" does not appear on this list — the park was just added to the registry. This means that 780 million hrn in investments should come from private sources, while the community's infrastructure contribution remains declarative for now.
- Area: 14.99 hectares, Bilotserkivsk district
- Registration term: 30 years
- Direction: food processing, beverages
- Jobs: up to 500
- Investments: over 780 million hrn (private)
The Bilotserkivsk region already has experience working with agro-processing enterprises — the region is home to capacities of several major agricultural holding companies. "Terezine" could theoretically become a site for their processing operations or for medium-sized businesses seeking land with the ready legal framework of an industrial park and associated benefits.
The real test for "Terezine" will come when the first resident signs a lease agreement and begins construction: if this happens by the end of 2026, the model will have worked; if not, the park will join the statistics of registration projects without productive results.
