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Grammer’s new investment in Aleksinac

Aleksinac, 13 January 2011

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Regional Development Mladjan Dinkic and representatives of Germany’s Grammer Systems signed today an agreement on the second stage of the company’s investment in Serbia, envisaging additional €1.07 million and jobs for 211 workers.

Author: Fonet

Dinkic said that Grammer Systems decided to expand its capacity in Aleksinac, for which the relevant Ministry, through the Serbian Investment and Export Promotion Agency (SIEPA), that is, SIEPA’s programme of financial assistance to investors, approved €4,000 per each new employee, which totals €844,000.

The Ministry’s two main goals are to find jobs for as many people as possible and to encourage production by stimulating export, the Deputy Prime Minister stressed.

Due to increased demands from the European market, Grammer decided to expand its capacity, he explained, adding that the company’s export in 2011 is expected to reach €5 million, up 25% against last year.

Grammer specialises in the production of components for car interior and seats for passenger and other vehicles, he recalled.

Dinkic noted that Grammer is a leading world company and a good investor in Serbia, which is why it will be given double incentives per each new job it creates than four years ago when it first arrived in Aleksinac.

This year, Serbia will strive to attract more investors to regions where the unemployment rate is the lowest, he said, adding that investors, such as Grammer, are expected to gradually increase salaries to employees.

He recalled that Grammer opened a factory in the former production halls of Morava Company, which used to hire 1,200 workers, adding that Grammer is gradually getting closer to this number of employees.

The investment project implies the renovation of the facilities, modernisation of infrastructure and the procurement of equipment needed to boost production and store finished products, which will be installed in new models of Audi, BMW, Volkswagen, Seat, Skoda, Opel, Saab, Ford and Toyota, the main export market being that of the EU.