Yokohama to Build Factory in Romania

Romania’s national press agency Rompres has released information that indicates Yokohama Rubber intends to establish a factory in the nation’s Calarasi region, east of Bucharest. CEO Fumiro Nishi announced during a meeting on September 6 that the Japanese tyremaker is seeking a site close to the capital that offers easy road and rail access plus the added bonus of transportation via waterways.

Calarasi is situated between the Danube and the motorway linking Bucharest with the Black Sea port of Constanta.

‘We suggested sites that are available in the region, and the Japanese now need to draw up an investment plan if they want to set up in Calarasi,’ said Cornel Coman, deputy head of the regional administration.