“Prysmian’s plant in Slatina is now the largest production facility in Europe, the largest plant of the entire group,” Federico Cianciosi, chief operating officer of Prysmian Romania, told ZF.
The plant produced 11 million kilometers of fiber-optic cable in 2021. The increase is significant, as only 8.7 million kilometers of optical fiber were produced the previous year, he added.
Revenue budgeted for this year is higher as the whole market starts to open up and Prysmian sees a greater need for its products: power line cables and fiber optics, Federico Cianciosi said.
Almost every communications network installed in Romania is made with optical fiber produced in Slatina, according to the latest data. The biggest telecom customers are Telekom, Vodafone and Digi. The domestic market accounts for about 10% of Prysmian’s production in Slatina.
(English version by Loredana Fratila-Cristescu)