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Manufacturing Manufacture Of Computer, Electrical Electronic And Optical Products Manufacture Of Computer, Electronic And Optical Products 26.11 - Manufacture of electronic components
100 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
3 November 2021
Employment effect (start)
3 November 2021
Foreseen end date
30 September 2022
Description
Emz, a German company which manufactures components for household appliances as well as closure and control systems for smart bins, will invest €5 million in a production facility in Resita (Caras-Severin County). Initially, it will employ up to 100 people and production will start in the autumn of 2022. The company has already set up a local subsidiary and is currently planning the new investment.
Emz is based in Bavaria and cooperates with well-known companies in the household appliances sector such as BSH, Electrolux, Liebherr, Miele, Samsung and Whirlpool. After Germany and the Czech Republic, Romania will be the third EU country where the company has production facilities.
Eurofound (2021), EMZ, Business expansion in Romania, factsheet number 105609, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/105609.
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