The Maramures County in northern Romania, where Taparo is based, is home to many furniture makers and has three entrepreneurial businesses (Aramis Invest, Taparo and Plimob) among the top ten in the furniture industry.
Taparo budgeted growth of 7.6% in sales to almost RON300 million in 2016. The number of employees reached 1,111 last year.
The company also plans to export as much as it did in 2015, RON275.6 million worth of products. The products made by and for Taparo (which has 50 partners working for it) reach Europe, northern Africa and the North America. (EUR1=RON4.5025)
(English version by Loredana Fratila-Cristescu)