July 10 (SeeNews) - Automotive parts supplier Continental Romania said it has invested 1.8 million euro ($2.05 million) in a water treatment unit in Carei, in the northern county of Satu Mare.
Work on the new facility lasted for a year, Continental Romania said in a press release on Friday.
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The water treatment plant will be operated by ContiTech Carei, a division of Continental Romania which supplies plastic and rubber components for the auto industry.
"By treating waste water and placing it within the quality parameters, pollution will be eliminated and the environment will be preserved. The main objective of this project is to provide the inhabitants of the area with a cleaner environment.," ContiTech Carei general manager, Andreas Witkowski, said.
The unit will employ four operators that will ensure the proper functioning of the equipment and will supervise, check and maintain the station.
ContiTech Carei has nearly 2,000 employees.
To date, Continental has invested more than 45 million euro in its manufacturing facility in Carei.
In May, the company said it plans to invest some 170 million euro in Romania in 2017 and hire 1,500 people.
German-based Continental currently has 18,200 employees in Romania, of whom 1,700 were hired last year.
Continental is present in Romania with all five divisions of the group and owns seven production units and three research and development centres located in Timisoara, Sibiu, Carei, Nadab, Brasov and Iasi. Continental is also a partner in a joint venture in Slatina and has a tyre distribution centre in Bucharest.
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