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Manufacturing Manufacture of metals Manufacture of basic metals 24.42 - Aluminium production
400 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
16 April 2025
Employment effect (start)
1 September 2025
Foreseen end date
31 December 2025
Description
Romanian company Delta Aluminium, which specialises in aluminium profiles and extrusions, architectural products for solar, commercial transportation, electronic appliances, industrial, packaging, greenhouse, building and construction sectors is to hire 400 new persons at its new plant in Bals (Olt County). The new production unit, in which Delta Aluminium will invest €20 million, will be built on the industrial platform of the former plant SMR Bals (Rolling Stock Subassemblies Bals) by renovating some of the halls.
The renovation of the SMR halls will begin in a month's time, the company expects to start recruitment later this year. The discussions between the company and the local administration on opening a production plant at Bals started last year.
By the end of 2023 the company had a workforce of 365 people in Romania.
Eurofound (2025), Delta Aluminium, Business expansion in Romania, factsheet number 202691, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://dev.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/202691.
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