Trellerborg builds factory in Dej

Swedish firm Trellerborg has announced plans to invest between 3 and 5 million euros in Romania in building a factory for elastic components used in the automotive industry. One location being considered for the factory is Dej. Cluj County sub-prefect, Calin Platon, announced that talks with representatives of the Swedish company over the building of the factory would be concluded today. Trellerborg”s plans include the initial construction of a 5,000-square-metre structure, which would later be expanded to 25,000 square metres. ãThe factory will most likely be built in Dej, in an industrial park, and construction works should begin this autumn,” Platon said. Dej has recently started to attract automotive industry investors, mainly because land prices in Cluj have surged over the last two years. ACE, a manufacturer of electronic components for cars, began building a new facility in Romania in Dej this month in an investment set to exceed 1.5 million euros. ACE has also announced the relocation of all company operations from Spain to Romania, most likely to the Dej-Cluj area. “Infrastructure is our trump card,” explained Ioan Ungur, the mayor of Cluj. ãWe provide investors with all the facilities they need, such as water, gas and energy. Another important element is the skilled labour in the area. In terms of real estate, the local authorities are offering greenfield sites at between 0.5 and 10 euros per square metre, though the same land now exceeds 35-40 euros a square metre in Cluj.” ZF