Dalli Group officials said the factory in Timisoara would be either sold or shut down in December 2022.
The move is part of a broader restructuring process targeting more factories.
According to Dalli Group, “continued changes in the market, as well as rising prices for raw materials and energy, are forcing a fundamental restructuring to ensure the future of the company.”
In 2014, Dalli acquired the factory from American giant Procter & Gamble (P&G). A wide range of home care products (powder and liquid) is manufactured at the plant in Timisoara, with the unit having an annual capacity of over 300,000 tons.
“This factory is one of the largest units in the Dalli Group. The product range ranges from bleach detergents to hand dishwashing detergents, which are sold in various sizes of packaging and bottles,” as per a description on the company’s website.
Dalli Production Romania, the local subsidiary of German Dalli Group, reported a turnover of over RON434.3 million (over EUR90 million) in 2020, up almost 12% from a year before, in line with calculations by Ziarul Financiar (ZF) based on finance ministry data. In 2021, Dalli Production Romania placed 445th in a ranking of the largest local exporters, plummeting 151 notches.
Overall, the Group has seven factories, in lien with data on its website. Thus, two will be shut down or sold and the activity at four others will be downsized. Company officials, however, did not mention a production facility located in the parent country, Germany.