The Spanish company, Inalsa, a producer of aluminium parts, could invest approximately 60 million euros in an aluminium extrusion plant in Cluj.
“The general manager of Inalsa group and its chairman Jaime Llantade have visited other Romanian cities as well, but they said that if it was Romania, it would certainly be Cluj County. Locations under consideration are the cities of Turda and Cluj-Napoca,” stated Adam Ambrus, general manager of Nervia Consultores, the company handling Inalsa”s investment plans in Romania.
He also said the Spanish would look for a privately owned plot of land in Turda, and opt for the logistic park owned by Nervia Consultores in Cluj-Napoca.
The representatives of the Spanish company have already had several meetings with the local authorities of Cluj-Napoca and will issue a decision at the end of August. “Besides Romania, the Spanish company has also visited Poland, and in the following period will consider possible opportunities in the Czech Republic. For the time being, though, Romania stands out, due to the cheaper labour force compared with the other two visited countries,” specified Ambrus.
The Spanish will carry out the investments over a period of 3-5 years and as many as 350 jobs will be created. In case Inalsa chooses Romania as a location for its next investment, works will start in September, and the total area of production facilities will stand at 35,000 square metres.
“The production of the new plant will go the German, French and English markets, as well as to Eastern European markets. At present, Inalsa”s only production facilities are in Spain, which has caused difficulties in covering orders from the European market,” Ambrus also stated. According to him, sales on the German, French and English markets at this moment account for 30% of total sales for the Inalsa group. The group also includes the Anesa and Alcar companies.
This is the third investment being handled by Nervia. The company is currently providing consultancy services for investment projects by Caucho Metal Productos and Manufactura Moderna de Metales, both of which operate in the car parts industry.
Manufactura Moderna de Metales will invest 5 million euros in Turda, while Caucho Metal Productos has earmarked funding of around 10 million euros in Sibiu.