November 26 (SeeNews) - Serbian metal structures producer Alfa Technics has invested 5.5 million euro ($6.3 million) in the construction of a factory in Svilajnac, in central Serbia, the Svilajnac municipal authorities said.
The company received a financing worth 600,000 euro from the government for the construction of the factory, which has a floor area of 8,000 square metres, the mayor of Svilajnac, Predrag Milanovic, said during the official opening of the factory, as quoted in a statement by the municipality.
The company has 202 employees and plans to double their number in the coming years, Milanovic said.
"Thanks to the partnership with the German company Duerr Assembly Products, we design and produce soundproof cabs for more than 20 of the world's most famous car manufacturers: Mercedes, Volvo, Lamborghini, Rolls Royce, Aston Martin, Jaguar, Nisan, Ford," the managing director of Alfa Technics, Dragoljub Radulovic, said.
Moreover, the company designs and manufactures logistics systems for the world's largest airports, in cooperation with ThysennKrupp Airport Systems, he noted.
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