Italian household products manufacturer De'Longhi will start production at the factory taken over from Nokia in Jucu, near Cluj – Napoca in Romania and will hire 100 people by September this year. Recruiting will start during summer, and an internship program for students from the Technical University in Cluj is also on the cards.

Earlier this year, reports placed De'Longhi's investments at some EUR 30 million, with the possibility of creating between 600 and 1,000 jobs on the long-term.

Household appliances producer De’Longhi agreed to buy Nokia’s production facility in Romania, after the Finnish mobile phone producer decided to close down the factory and relocate production to Vietnam. The transaction is expected to be finalized during the first quarter of 2012.

De’Longhi plans to make the facility a key part of its development strategy, aimed at supporting its fast-growing international presence, according to a recent statement. The facility will also enable the company to partly re-balance its manufacturing structure from the Far East to Europe, where De’Longhi already operates a plant in Italy.

De’Longhi, known for its coffee machines, kitchen products, and home appliances, has a yearly turnover of around EUR 1.4 billion and is listed on the Milan Stock Exchange.

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