De’Longhi posted more than RON504.8 million (EUR111 million) revenue and about RON15 million net profit in 2015, when it had almost 700 employees. Last year’s revenue was some 57% higher than in 2014 and almost four times higher than in 2013.
In 2012, De’Longhi bought the former mobile phone plant of Nokia in Jucu, Cluj County and the following spring started manufacturing of espresso machines for household use. It also owns a facility that makes plastic parts for the espresso machines in the same industrial park, Tetarom III. The manufacturer exports most of its production, and became the leading exporter in Cluj County in 2015, beating Emerson. The investment in Jucu is the fifth plant of De’Longhi after those in China (Guangdong and Shanghai), Russia and Italy.
(English version by Loredana Fratila-Cristescu)