# Schoeni to build €1.5M fruit and vegetable processing plant in Ștefan Vodă, Moldova

Swiss company Schoeni signed an investment agreement with Free Economic Zone Bălți to build a 2,000 m² fruit and vegetable processing factory in the Ștefan Vodă subzone. The €1.5 million plant will have a capacity of 2,000 tons per year and is expected to open in May-June 2022.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2021-10-18
- Where: Ștefan Vodă subzone, Bălți Free Economic Zone, Moldova
- Value: $1.74M (1.50M EUR)
- Starts operating: May 2022
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 2,000 tons per year
- Products: frozen semi-finished products, finished fruit and vegetable products
- Sectors: [Food Processing Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/food-processing-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Schoeni](https://endata.com/companies/58491.md)
- [Free Economic Zone Bălți](https://endata.com/companies/58492.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [moldpres.md](https://www.moldpres.md/eng/economy/swiss-company-to-invest-in-balti-free-economic-zone), 2021-10-18: "An investment of 1.5 million euros will be used to build a 2,000 m.sq. factory in Ștefan Vodă subzone for processing fruits and vegetables."

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