Federal-Mogul Motorparts officials said the U.S. company will start construction works on a new factory in Ploiesti West Park, a private industrial park a few kilometers from the city of Ploiesti.
The factory, set to be completed by November, will have an area of 12,000 square meters and will make windshield wipers under the Champion brand.
The company plans to hire 300 people at the new production unit by 2016.
Company officials did not disclose the value of the investment but said the existing brake pad factory will receive investments of $9 million this year.
Federal-Mogul bought Honeywell’s brake system division, including the factory in Ploiesti West Park. The U.S. company contracted EUR16 million of state aid for its brake pad factory but received only part of it so far. The company did not ask for state aid for the new factory.