December 6 (SeeNews) - American multinational consumer goods corporation Procter & Gamble (P&G) said that it plans to open in Romania in 2021 a new factory which will produce liquid detergent capsules for Ariel and Lenor brands, local media reported.
The factory, to be located in Urlati, in Prahova county, will produce detergent capsules for the entire SEE region, news agency Agerpres reported on Thursday, quoting Procter & Gamble Southeast Europe vice president Antoine Brun.
The factory will create 120 jobs, plus jobs for suppliers and contractors.
According to Brun, the factory is the largest investment of the company in Romania. However, the value of the investment was not disclosed.
P&G already operated a hair care products factory in Urlati since 2010, which serves over one billion consumers in more than 40 markets in Europe, Turkey, Israel, Central Asia and the Caucasus.
P&G entered the Romanian market in 1994, when the first office was opened in Bucharest. At present, the P&G team has more than 750 employees in Romania.
Procter & Gamble Company is an American multinational consumer goods corporation headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio, founded in 1837.