The town hall invested EUR7 million in building the industrial area, half of which was covered by EU funds.
“There are currently ten companies in the industrial park from diverse fields such as metallurgy, automotive, IT, wood processing, industrial robotics milk processing. These ten companies have committed to invest EUR10 million and create 391 jobs,” said Daniel Dumitru, administrator of Bistrita Sud industrial park.
The park stretches onto 30 hectares and 20 hectares are still available for future investors. It is currently at a 25% occupancy rate.
“The total occupied area is 5 hectares. Resident companies occupy around 2.5 hectares and 2 hectares will host a business hub for start-ups,” said Dumitru.
Local authorities hope the industrial park will be fully occupied by 2020 and that investors create 800 jobs.