The plant will produce smart cards under the Austria Card brand, which will be exported to over 35 countries.
It has MasterCard and Visa certification and is the first chip card plant in Romania.
Greek company Inform Lykos bought 85% of card producer Austria Card from the National Bank of Austria in 2007. In 2011, Lykos bought the remaining stake.
The company is present in Romania through Inform Lykos Bucuresti, specializing in IT services and data management.