Romanian company opens new factory for PVC window profiles after EUR 5 mln investment

Romanian company Electric Plus, headquartered in Bacau, recently finalized a EUR 5 million investment into a new factory that produces PVC window profile systems under the brand Barrier. The new production line can make 700 windows each day and has 200 employees that operate it. The company also produces PVC profile doors and will also start producing insulating glass next year. Electric Plus is distributing its Barrier products in Romania, via a network of over 300 partners, but is also exporting PVC windows to Italy, France, Belgium and Germany. It also plans to enter the markets in Great Britain, Netherlands and Spain. Electric Plus increased its turnover from EUR 2.8 million in 2010 to EUR 13.3 million in 2013 and made a net profit of EUR 595,000, according to data from the Finance Ministry. The company had 289 employees in 2013. Andrei Chirileasa, andrei@romania-insider.com