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Laurentiu Cotu

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Companies, Automotive, Technology &Telecoms
Writing for ZF since
2011
Articles
653
Sortilemn Builds New EUR9M Plant In Partnership With IKEA
Companies

Sortilemn Builds New EUR9M Plant In Partnership With IKEA

Sortilemn Gherla, one of the biggest Romanian suppliers of Swedish-held IKEA, has started a EUR9 million project to build a coat hanger plant on a 10,000 square meter plot of land.

Laurentiu Cotu · 07.05.2012 · 00:00 · 1 min
Companies

Schaeffler Plans To Boost Production In Brasov By 9%

German-held manufacturer Schaeffler Romania, which owns a ball bearing plant in Brasov, has budgeted production growth of about 9% for 2012, which should take its turnover towards EUR370 mil...

Laurentiu Cotu · 09.03.2012 · 00:00 · 1 min
Macromex Turns To Foreign Markest
Retail&Consumer

Macromex Turns To Foreign Markest

Macromex, the largest Romanian distributor of frozen products, is pushing with its expansion plans in Europe, and the foreign markets should contribute 30% of the 2012 turnover, according to...

Laurentiu Cotu · 11.01.2012 · 00:00 · 1 min
Pentalog Eyes 25% Higher Sales In 2012
Technology &Telecoms

Pentalog Eyes 25% Higher Sales In 2012

Romanian IT services and consultancy provider Pentalog estimates a 25% increase in sales to around EUR25.5 million in 2012, from around EUR20.5 million predicted for this year.

Laurentiu Cotu · 25.11.2011 · 15:28 · 1 min
Mercedes Expects 60% Higher Turnover At Cugir And Sebes Gearbox Plants
Automotive

Mercedes Expects 60% Higher Turnover At Cugir And Sebes Gearbox Plants

Car components manufacturer Star Transmission Cugir (STC), 78% held by German group Daimler AG, expects a turnover of around EUR32 million this year, up 60% against 2010, which will come in...

Laurentiu Cotu · 16.11.2011 · 00:00 · 2 min
Real Estate

Three Cluj Residents Get EUR1M From Lidl

Three Cluj county entrepreneurs, who own Ruttrans, a company with a turnover of just EUR500,000 in 2010, collected EUR1 million from the sale of a 5,000 square-meter plot to German discount...

Laurentiu Cotu · 25.10.2011 · 00:00 · 1 min
Technology &Telecoms

Software Developer Pentalog Reaches Almost 500 Employees In Romania

Pentalog, one of the largest providers of software development and consultancy services in Romania, set out to reach 850 employees in 2012, having recruited about 150 since the beginning of...

Laurentiu Cotu · 14.10.2011 · 00:00 · 1 min
Continental Plans To Reach EUR400M Turnover At Sibiu Plant In 2015
Automotive

Continental Plans To Reach EUR400M Turnover At Sibiu Plant In 2015

German auto components supplier Continental Automotive Systems is investing EUR35 billion to boost the production capacity of its Sibiu plant. The project, to be finalized in 2012, will expa...

Laurentiu Cotu · 12.10.2011 · 00:00 · 2 min
Technology &Telecoms

Canada’s Celestica Doubles Turnover To EUR300M In Romania

Canadian-held electronic components supplier Celestica, the owner of a plant built from scratch in 2004 in Bihor county, which employed 2,400 people at the beginning of the year, reached a t...

Laurentiu Cotu · 22.09.2011 · 00:00 · 1 min
Car Part Manufacturer Hella Hires 300 In Six Months In Western Romania
Automotive

Car Part Manufacturer Hella Hires 300 In Six Months In Western Romania

The Romanian subsidiary of German car parts manufacturer Hella hired over 300 people in the first half of the year, reaching around 1,100 employees in its three plants in Timisoara, Lugoj an...

Laurentiu Cotu · 28.07.2011 · 22:00 · 1 min
Automotive

Audi Supplier Invests EUR5.5M In Production Expansion

German-held car part producer Preh Romania, a supplier for Volkswagen, Audi or BMW, has planned investments of EUR5.5 million for this year to expand production capacity and acquire new equi...

Laurentiu Cotu · 14.07.2011 · 23:00 · 1 min
HR

Schaeffler Resumes Employment, May Revert To ’08 Staff Numbers

German-owned Schaeffler Romania hired over 250 people for its Brasov plant in the first half of this year, bringing staff numbers to a total 3,400. The company plans further recruitment this...

Laurentiu Cotu · 01.07.2011 · 00:00 · 1 min