“We’re expanding the existing space (in Aricestii Rahtivani, Prahova County i.e.) by 11,600 square meters for Trico, a manufacturer of windshield wipers and completion is scheduled for the third quarter of 2024,” the latest WDP report reads.

This expansion is a step towards consolidation of Trico operations in this place. The investment budget for the development is about EUR8 million, the report adds.

Trico Wipers Ploiesti, the company the US manufacturer uses in Romania, posted RON150 million revenue in 2022, an increase of 7% on 2021, according to the Finance Ministry website. It posted RON2.3 million loss and had 256 employees on average.

(English version by Loredana Fratila-Cristescu)