Hanil Electronics’ plant in Romania was developed on a plot of land of around 10 hectares, which the Korean company bought from the Biharia town hall.
The facility became operational in early 2010 and Hanil
currently has around 800 employees, according to Szeghalmi
Gyozo.
In Romania, Hanil manufactures LCD monitors for PCs and digital
photo frames. Samsung is its only client. Production is set to also
include 3D screens and TV sets.
“Our suppliers in Romania are currently manufacturing LCD computer monitors, home cinema systems and Blu-Ray players,” said Juhasz Silafaar Emese, HR assistant manager of Samsung Electronics Magyar.
“The 3D TV sets are made at the Samsung Electronics Factory in Hungary. The 3D monitors will be made at the plant in Korea this year but will start being manufactured in Romania, too, next year,” he added.
Samsung officials did not provide any additional information about the production capacity, number of employees or the value of investments in Hanil’s plant in Romania.
Besides Hanil Electronics, Samsung Electronics Magyar has another two suppliers in Bihor County, namely Shinheung Electronics and Jasz Plasztik.