The building will occupy 5,700 square meters and will have offices for around 250 employees and will host a large part of the research and development laboratories currently located within the factory.
“Bosch has extended its production activities in Blaj in recent years and we have decided to invest in a new building that will support this growth and ensure sufficient space for projects that will contribute to the long-term development of the factory,” said Dirk Arnold, general manager of Bosch’s production unit Blaj.
Bosch makes industrial tech equipment and electronic components for the automotive industry in Blaj.
Bosch Group has been present on the Romanian market for 24 years and had around 6,500 employees in four local production units. In 2016, it had sales of EUR332 million on the local market.