# Haier to start production at EUR 70M refrigeration plant in Romania in late Spring 2021

Haier Europe's new refrigeration plant in Aricestii Rahtivani, near Ploiesti, Romania, will start production in late Spring 2021. The EUR 70 million facility will employ 800 people and produce up to 600,000 units after 2022, expandable to 1 million.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2021-02-20
- Where: Aricestii Rahtivani, near Ploiesti, Romania
- Value: $85.0M (70.0M EUR)
- Jobs: 800
- Starts operating: May 2021
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 600,000 units per year after 2022, expandable to 1 million
- Products: refrigerators
- Sectors: [HVAC and Industrial Refrigeration](https://endata.com/sectors/hvac-refrigeration.md)

## Companies

- [Haier Europe](https://endata.com/companies/53370.md)

## Sources

- [prnewswire.co.uk](https://www.prnewswire.co.uk/news-releases/haier-s-70-million-euro-refrigeration-plant-in-romania-to-start-production-in-late-spring-2021-814094834.html), 2021-02-20: "Haier Europe announces that construction of the first Haier refrigeration production facility in the EU is proceeding according to schedule, with production expected to start in late Spring 2021."

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