The 49 companies holding investor status in the Klaipėda Free Economic Zone (FEZ) generated a combined turnover of €1.19 billion last year. FEZ investors also purchased €430.5 million worth of goods and services from Lithuanian suppliers, marking the second-best result in the zone’s history.
Maintaining a stable workforce throughout the year, Klaipėda FEZ companies paid €26.8 million in personal income tax and social security contributions, an increase of 6% compared to 2024. FEZ investors also paid €32.6 million in VAT. By comparison, they received just €2.8 million in state aid through corporate income tax and real estate tax incentives during the same period.
Compared to 2024, the combined turnover of Klaipėda FEZ companies declined. However, such fluctuations are largely attributable to the zone’s major PET manufacturers, whose product pricing is directly linked to global oil prices. Last year, crude oil prices were on average in the double digits lower than in 2024.
Most other key performance indicators for Klaipėda FEZ investors improved last year. The business community operating in the territory completed €89 million in new investments, representing a 75% increase compared to 2024.
Biodiesel producer MESTILLA, which completed construction of its new production facility this year, invested more than €38 million in 2025. Portugal’s Evertis, which is developing a new sustainable pharmaceutical packaging plant, invested an additional €10 million. Significant investments were also made by Retal Baltic Films, Orion Global PET, NEO GROUP, Logipark, Atlas Premium Lietuva, and several other companies.
Purchases of goods and services from Lithuanian suppliers by Klaipėda FEZ companies increased by 21% to €430.5 million, the second-highest figure in the zone’s history. Among the largest purchasers, MESTILLA stood out by not only constructing its new facility but also continuing to purchase raw materials worth hundreds of millions of euros from Lithuanian farmers.
Companies including Retal Baltic Films, Orion Global PET, and NEO GROUP also made purchases in Lithuania worth tens of millions of euros. Meanwhile, Pack Klaipėda, Glassbel Baltic, Gren Klaipėda, Heidelberg, Lavango, Admen, Rehau Production LT, Atlas Premium, and others each purchased more than €5 million worth of goods and services.
Exports by Klaipėda FEZ companies declined to €419 million last year, again primarily due to lower oil prices and the resulting impact on PET product pricing.
According to Eimantas Kiudulas, CEO of Klaipėda FEZ, investors in the zone have continued to demonstrate resilience and pursue steady expansion despite challenging global conditions.
“A turnover exceeding one billion euros, nearly half a billion euros spent with local suppliers, and almost one hundred million euros in new investments represent an excellent result at a time when businesses face uncertainty related to trade, geopolitics, energy markets, and other global challenges. At the same time, FEZ investors are, in many cases, maintaining the momentum and foundations they have built over previous years. To achieve a new breakthrough in investment and secure meaningful competitive advantages, Lithuania must develop a new generation of tax policies, talent attraction and development initiatives, business environment improvements, and other forward-looking solutions,” says Eimantas Kiudulas.
Since the establishment of the Klaipėda FEZ, the companies that continue to operate in the zone today have invested more than €845 million through the end of 2025. Companies holding FEZ investor status currently employ more than 2,300 colleagues, while total employment across all businesses operating in the territory reaches around 4,500 people.
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