FACC inaugurates its new high-tech plant in Croatia

Just one of the quite a few highlights was a helicopter demonstrate by Austrian aviation icon Felix Baumgartner, who landed directly in front of the developing and formally opened the new plant with each other with CEO Robert Machtlinger, Pang Zhen, Chairman of the Supervisory Board, and Croatian Key Minister Andrej Plenković. All through the ceremony, FACC representatives, the Croatian Primary Minister, the Austrian Ambassador to Croatia and the Chinese Ambassador underlined the strategic relevance of the new area for FACC AG.

Additional expansion phase in planning

The outstanding infrastructure, the proximity to Zagreb, highly qualified specialists, universities in the surrounding space with hugely qualified experts in a lot of fields as effectively as the excellent logistical connections to FACC’s company headquarters and its European customers have been amid the main motives for the decision in favor of producing cabin elements for company jets and commercial plane in Jakovlje. “After the prosperous commence with far more than 170 workers, we prepare to increase the workforce of the plant to about 600 employees within the upcoming 4 years,” CEO Robert Machtlinger announced at the opening occasion.

Condition-of-the-art greenfield plant

The new FACC plant was planned in shut cooperation with the Fraunhofer Institute. The purpose was to construct a plant in accordance to reducing-edge aspects of industrial producing. Scaling was also an significant factor through setting up. A modular growth of additional plant extensions, which in switch integrates into the existing composition, was a essential prerequisite for the structure of equally the inside and the exterior.

Throughout the formal opening of the plant, the up coming enlargement stage of the web page was announced. Growth levels 2 and 3, which will see a threefold increase in the dimension of the plant, will be commenced with quick effect.