The new factory was opened on Tuesday, in the industrial park located in Giarmata locality, in the vicinity of Timisoara, and stretches onto 7,500 square meters. According to company representatives, two production lines operational in Germania and Canada will be transferred at the factory in Giarmata.
Company representatives also said the production line inaugured in the vicinity of Timisoara will be developed gradually and over 250 people will be employed until 2019.
Established in 1979, in Canada, Litens is a global leader in the development and production of belt drive components, such as belt tensioners and pulleys and for torsional vibration damping products.
Besides the new factory in Romania, Litens also operates in Canada, Germany, Brazil, China, Japan, India, England, France, Italy and South Korea.