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Manufacturing Manufacture of electrical, electronic and optical products Manufacture of electrical equipment 27.51 - Manufacture of electric domestic appliances
120 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
27 May 2025
Employment effect (start)
27 May 2025
Foreseen end date
31 December 2025
Description
Kärcher, a German family-owned company that operates worldwide and is known for its high-pressure cleaners, floor care equipment, parts cleaning systems, wash water treatment, military decontamination equipment and window vacuum cleaners, announced the opening of the third plant Curtea de Arges (Arges County). The company invested €115 million, 30 people work at the new factory, but the company wants to reach around 150 employees by the end of 2025.
The third production plant in Romania is under the umbrella of CER Cleaning Equipment, the group's local production subsidiary.
In Romania, the company has a workforce of 1,300 persons.
Eurofound (2025), Kärcher, Business expansion in Romania, factsheet number 202864, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://dev.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/202864.
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