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Manufacturing Manufacture Of Computer, Electrical Electronic And Optical Products Manufacture Of Electrical Equipment 27.51 - Manufacture of electric domestic appliances
500 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
7 February 2020
Employment effect (start)
7 February 2020
Foreseen end date
31 December 2020
Description
The Romanian subsidiary of the Italian manufacturer of home electric appliances De’Longhi Romania announced it would create 500 new jobs at its new Madaras plant, near Bihor, by the end of 2020. The management of the Italian group remains discreet about this second investment in Romania, where it intends to repatriate its production from China.
Currently, De'Longhi employs 2,170 workers in Romania.
The Italian company entered the Romanian market in 2012. In 2013, it started producing espresso machines at the Jucu plant.
Eurofound (2020), De’Longhi, Business expansion in Romania, factsheet number 100941, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/100941.
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