Cluj County Council head Horea Uioreanu said Tuesday DeLonghi has applied for permits to build a second plant in the industrial park in Jucu, where they plan to make parts that will be assembled in the company’s first plant, bought from Nokia.
“The second plant should be finished by fall this year. They’ve decided to build a second unit to produce the parts for coffee makers in Jucu instead of importing them. The new plant means new jobs,” said Uioreanu.
DeLonghi started production at its first plant in Jucu in March.
DeLonghi’s investment in Jucu amounts to about EUR30 million. The appliance maker bought the plant in Jucu in 2012 from Finnish mobile giant Nokia, which closed its Romanian operations.