Trial production begins at new Nokia plant

Finnish group Nokia has launched a trial period for production lines, employees and utilities at its plant in Jucu, Cluj county. The plant will launch production on February 11, which will coincide with the start of mass production. The first tests for the new production line took place on Monday. According to sources close to the project, a prototype has already been built, which marks the start of the official trial period, which tests production lines and the plant’s electrical capacity, as well as other utilities. “Apparently, the first Nokia phone was produced in Jucu on Tuesday, but this only means the trial period has begun. Mass production is yet to start. It is normal to have a trial period, during which the production lines are tested, and employees are prepared for mass production,” Viorel Gavrea, general manager of the industrial park Tetarom, told Ziarul Financiar. According to some sources, the official trial period, before production kicks off, is 26 days, which confirms the date of the plant’s official inauguration, February 11, a date that was confirmed by the local authorities at the beginning of this week. The staff recruited will attend a training programme, which takes place in the period leading up to the start of mass production.