# Saint-Gobain reopens glass wool factory in Ploiesti, Romania after EUR 5M investment

Saint-Gobain reopened its glass wool factory in Ploiesti, Romania, after investing EUR 5 million to modernize the production line. The line will produce over 20,000 tons of insulation material annually and created 50 new jobs.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2018-10-19
- Where: Ploiesti, Romania
- Value: $5.75M (5.00M EUR)
- Jobs: 50
- Starts operating: 19 Oct 2018
- Status: completed
- Capacity: over 20,000 tons per year
- Products: glass wool insulation
- Sectors: [Construction Materials](https://endata.com/sectors/construction-materials.md)

## Companies

- [Saint-Gobain](https://endata.com/companies/1801.md)

## Sources

- [romania-insider.com](https://www.romania-insider.com/saint-gobain-reopens-glass-wool-factory-romania), 2018-10-19: "French group Saint-Gobain has reopened its glass wool factory in Ploiesti, two years after suspending its activity, during which it invested EUR 5 million in modernizing the production line."

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