# Arctic opens EUR 150M washing machine factory in Ulmi, Romania

Arctic, part of Turkish group Arcelik, opened a new washing machine factory in Ulmi, Romania, built with an investment of EUR 150 million. The plant can produce 2.2 million washing machines per year and created over 1,400 jobs.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2019-10-01
- Where: Ulmi, Dambovita county, Romania
- Value: $164.0M (150.0M EUR)
- Jobs: 1,400
- Starts operating: 1 Oct 2019
- Status: completed
- Capacity: 2.2 million washing machines per year
- Products: washing machines
- Sectors: [Automotive Components](https://endata.com/sectors/automotive-components.md)

## Companies

- [Arctic](https://endata.com/companies/42451.md)
- [Arçelik Group](https://endata.com/companies/20689.md) (investor)

## Sources

- [romania-insider.com](https://www.romania-insider.com/romania-arctic-modern-factory-industry-4.0), 2019-10-01: "The new washing machine factory in Ulmi is an important step in turning Romania into an appliance production hub for the whole Europe."

---
Data from Endata (https://endata.com/). Announcements are summarized from public sources and may be incomplete; check the linked originals.