Municipality of Ruma and "Hutchinson" signed a contract on giving construction land free of charge - first hirings start at the end of the month

July 8, 2015.

The President of the Municipality of Ruma Slađan Mančič and one of the directors of the French company "Hutchinson" Olivie Raymond Andre Sato signed a contract on the transfer of property over the construction land to the investor in the industrial zone "West".

The Municipality of Ruma will give 7,8 Ha of land to the investor from France. It is planned that "Hutchinson" will build production plant of around 6.000 m². The land is given free of charge based on the previously developed Study on Justification for giving construction land.

"In Ruma, "Hutchinson" will produce rubber hoses for air conditioning in automoblies and it will supply reknown producers such as Mercedes, Fiat, Suzuki and Renault. In this factory of parts for the automobile industry, 200 unemployed inhabitants from the Municipality of Ruma will be employed.

"Works at the factory have already started and Ruma will get 200 work places very fast. These are mostly profiles with secondary and elementary professional qualifications, which, according to the data from the National Employement Service of Serbia, are the most numerous in Ruma. As I was informed by Mr Sato, the first hirings start at the beginning of the month, which is extremely significant for the inhabitants of our Municipality. This investment will continue to promote the practice of decreasing the number of unemployed people, which is, as I mentioned couple of times, the priority of the local self-government", said the President of the Municipality of Ruma, Slađan Mančić.

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The President Mančić held a meeting with investors from Nepal

June 30, 2015.

The President of Ruma Slađan Mančić received yesterday at the City Hall the representatives of the Nepalese investor "CINNOVATION GROUP" ,the company which  aims to launch its production line in Ruma.

"CINNOVATION GROUP" is a paramount investor on the world business map, whose owner is a billionaire, Binod Chaudhary.

Nepalese investor plans to build plants for the production of different types of pasta, according to the business plan, and in Ruma will employ 409 workers.

"We have more and more investment and that's the most important thing for the inhabitants of of Ruma. Meeting with representatives of the Nepalese company for us was very important because it is one of the world's leading companies. However, the Municipality of Ruma is open to all those who want to invest here and we did not close the door to any investor so far, no matter how many people they want to hire. We talked to each one, took themto the Prime Minister or the Minister with whom he wanted to meet. We did everything in our power in order to attract more investors to Ruma and we shall continue with this policy further on , as it produces results, "said Mančić.

After the meeting in the City Hall, the President Mančić together with the Nepalese investors visited the industrial zone, i.e. the potential location for the construction of the factory. Unofficially "CINNOVATION GROUP" wants to buy the land from the Municipality of Ruma, which will be an additional influx of funds in the municipal budget. It is worth mentioning that the local government, as an incentive for attracting investors, and for those companies that met the criteria, gave out the land without compensation.

The President of the Municipal Assembly, Dr. Aleksandar Martinović who is also a deputy in the Parliament, confirmed yesterday that an Agreement on State Aid to the Nepelese investor shall be signed on Thursday in the Serbian Government, and said that it is likely that later that week they would get a bank guarantee for the French "Hutchinson" which had already started with the construction of factory in Ruma.

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Memory foam factory opens in Ruma

June 28, 2015.

The Prime Minister of Serbia Aleksandar Vučić has opened today in Ruma the Chinese - Denmark memory foam factory, " Everrest production" .The ceremony has been opened in the presence of Zeljko Sertić ,the Minister of Commerce, Li Manchang and Michael Borg - Hansen , the Ambassadors of China and Denmark, as well as prominent people of the local government of Ruma: the President of the Municipality Slađan Mančić and the President of the Municipal Assembly,Dr. Aleksandar Martinović.

In the first stage, the plant will employ 359 workers, it is an investment worth 15 million euros and involves the construction of 28880 m2 production plant.

The investment of 50 million euros shall be carried out in four stages, and involves the expansion of the production plant as well as employing 1,200 workers.

The President of the Chinese company "Healthcare" Zangen Ni, the owner of the Danish company "Everrest" Christian Frismodt , and the manager of "Healtcare Europe" Alexander Andersen Podravac, pointed out that Serbia has been chosen for the regional production center due to its strategic location, and the new production facility in Ruma will supply the European market, Russia, the Middle East and The North America.

The production of memory foam pillows and mattresses is environmentally safe , and the factory will supply raw materials from the local market, as announced by the representatives of the companies.

The company "Everrest production" was founded in 2012 in Novi Sad, as a result of the joint investment of the Danish company "Everrest" and the Chinese company "Healthcare Co.Ltd", which is a world leader in the production of memory foam, thus, this investment is of paramount importance for the strengthening of the Serbian economy.

The factory is situated in a modern, industrial zone "Rumska petlja".

The headquarters of the "Healthcare Co.Ltd" is in Rugao, in the Chinese province of Jiangsu.

"Healthcare Co. Ltd." mainly produces cushions, mattresses and sofas made of memory foam, as well as CNC cutting machine polyurethane. During the last few years, "Healthcare Co. Ltd." has strengthened its position in China with the help of brand MLILY.

Over the recent years, "Healthcare" has doubled its size and now has several thousand employees in China in the sphere of various businesses.

The headquarters of "Everrest Aps" is in Aarhus, Denmark.

"Everrest" produces and sells pillows and mattresses for large retail outlets in Europe. "Everrest" is the largest sales agent of "Healthcare Co." in Europe and sells in about 17 countries in Europe, which makes 30 percent of total production volume of "Healthcare".

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Prime Minister Aleksandar Vučić opens a factory "Adriana Tex" in Ruma

May 22, 2015.

The Prime Minister od Serbia, Aleksandar Vučić today in Ruma has officially opened the factory, "Adriana Tex". It is a factory that manufactures swimwear and operates under the auspices of the Italian company "Calzedonia". The facility in Ruma currently employs 325 people, mostly female workers and its full capacity is 600 people.

"Adriana Tex" is located on an area of 9,000 square meters, is air-conditioned and modern equipped with latest machinery and production equipment, and the total investment amounts to 10 million euros. The opening ceremony was attended by the Italian Ambassador in Serbia Giuseppe Manzo and Dr. Sandro Veronesi , the President of "Calzedonia" , the Minister of Construction, Transport and Infrastructure of Serbia Zorana  Mihajlović, as well as the prominent people of the Municipality of Ruma.

In his speech, the Prime Minister Aleksandar Vučić the workers in "Adriana Tex" wished a successful and happy work, but also high salaries. "Your diligence and hard work prove that you are the best recommendation for the attraction of new investors. I would also like to thank to the Ambassador Giuseppe Manca on his engagement to attract Italian investors in Serbia . The government of the Republic of Serbia has cofinances the employment with 1,848.000 euros for 264 workers , mostly ladies, what we are particularly pleased on. Dr. Sandra Veronesi , the manager of Calzedonia Group has, by her own wish, employed the additional 61 people . We believe that in this factory in Ruma, 600 people will find jobs, what is the capacity of the factory itself. When I look back at the last two years I realize that in Ruma, Stara Pazova and Sremska Mitrovica, generally in the whole Srem, has been done a lot in the field of investment , "the Prime Minister said.

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A Memorandum of Understanding signed with the French "Hutchinson"

February 22, 2015.

A Memorandum of Understanding was signed between "Hutchinson", a world famous manufactures which brings out rubber parts for the automotive industry to the market, Municipality of Ruma and the Government of the Republic of Serbia, i.e. its department, the Ministry of Economy. The President of the Municipality of RumaSlađan Mančić and Dragan Stevanović, the state secretary of the Ministry of Economy were present at this occasion. The Investor plans to move its production line from Poland to Ruma. During the signing of the Memorandum it was said that in cooperation with the Government, the local self-government met the Investor's requirements and provided a 6,7 Ha of land.

"We are entering into the further development of the Study, and it is upon the French partner to register the company in Serbia and fulfill law regulations in the appropriate manner", said Slađan Mančić, the President of the Municipality of Ruma. The investor has shown good will to come to Ruma and there is a plan of hiring 120 employees in the first phase, it is said by the first man of Ruma Municipality who also pointed out that around 100 people of secondary school education would find their employment there. The investment value is around 7 million euros.
Dragan Stevanović, the state secretary of the Ministry of Economy says that Ruma will have a support of the Government for everything that is rational, responsible and sustainable. "The French investor has the will to spread its capacities in Serbia." Its target is Ruma and is characterized as having serious environment which can offer good conditions for those who are investing. For all the projects in Ruma, as well as in Serbia, the Government will find the model and the money in order to help and to support", added Stevanović.

A new factory opens in Platičevo

September 18, 2013.

The Slovenian company "Cablex-s" has opened today in Platicevo a new factory for the production of cables for home appliances.  Two years ago "Cablex-s" started production in rented space in Platicevo on the area of 600 square meters. The new facility is almost four times larger (2,300 m² ), and the total value of the new factory with full equipment amounts about two million.

The factory was officially opened by the President of the Provincial Government, Bojan Pajtić, who on this occasion expressed his satisfaction that the new jobs have been made available to people who live in the countryside. "Experience shows that it is difficult to employ population residing in rural areas and therefore, coming of successful business entities in rural parts of the Province is a very important fact for us. This factory employs mostly women, which is an additional advantage. We have already cooperated with "Cablex-s" by subsidizing employment, and we are pleased that "Cablex-s" has decided to expand its production capacity. By doing the mentioned, we send a message to all other investors that this is a region that offers the possibility of sustainable business. I have to say that, in the sence of the amount of funds given to the Province, Slovenia is the fourth investor , immediately after Germany, France and Italy, which tells us enough of the fact that the Slovenian economy has done a lot to help the development of our rural areas" , Pajtic said.

Currently, "Cablex-s" employs 90 workers , by the end of the year the factory will employ the new 50, and in 2014 another 50 residents from Platicevo and surrounding villages will be employed. The  annual production plan is two million, and in "Cablex-s" are confident that it will be exceeded by about 10 percent. Almost 95 percent of production is for export, much of which goes to Russia.

"Cablex-s" group consists of nine factories around the world, and the total production exceeds 70 million. The Manager of "Cablex-s" in Platicevo, Zlatko Jutić thanked the Municipality of Ruma for enabling us to build in Platicevo one of the leading factories for manufacturing cables. " We have an excellent cooperation from the very beginning.  We have spent two years in a rented space that did not meet our ambitions to build a factory that will be shoulder to shoulder with our other offices. Now we have succeeded. In a record time, much faster than we could do it in Slovenia. The construction has cost about 900,000 euros, and the equipment value is estimated at two million. We will soon start exporting to Turkey and Romania, so I'm sure that there are great achievements waiting for us", concluded Jutić.