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Outsource to Romania 8 reasons why you should outsource production to Romania continued from page 2 Romania's geographical position makes it a country to envy: it is the gateway between East and West, opening to the sea and navigable rivers, which bring transport costs to a minimum. The existence of Romania on the map of the European Union brings many advantages to investors, both on taxes and in terms of transport and operational costs. Romania being part of the big european union family, it brings multiple advantages to investors; these advantages are quantified as low taxes, competitive running costs and very afordable transportation fees. Romania is the country connecting three continents, a very important "crossroad", acknowlwedged ever since ancient times when wine, silk, agricultural and industrial products were traded from and to the Western Europe, via Romania. Romania resources are enviable: electricity and gas costs are among the lowest in the EU. Machinery construction, metallurgy and metal processing industry branches have always been very important in the Romanian economy. The Romanian Machinery Industry is facilitated by the natural conditions the country has, the resources we possess, international relations and geographical position we have and, last but not least, the decades‐long tradition in the machinery industry. Some of the most representative sectors in Romania are: shipbuilding, car production, rolling equipments and very important, the technological equipment field supporting other industries. We can not neglect Romania's presenceon the international market as a cement producer. We are not a country to be overlooked. We have the capacity to produce 16 million tones a year, and we effectively produce 9‐10 million tones. We can not erase Romania from the world map as an oil processor either. Vulcan SA, the Romanian manufacturer for energy generation boilers and industrial equipments has developed the most advanced pumping unit for oil extraction ever
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made in Romania. The new piece of equipment will be sold in the Persian Gulf region under the “Arabian Elephant” trade name. Through impressive technical features, the achievement of the Vulcan team can ensure a production of over 1,000 barrels of crude per day with an energy consumption of just 60 kWh/h, meaning 30 percent higher productivity and an increase of energy efficiency of 30 percent as well over the previous top‐of‐the‐line type. These industries use Romanian machinery and equipments. We have five refineries equipped with installations made primarily by the Romanian industry. I think you saw the statistics showing that the industry having had the lowest recess was the machinery industry, both last year and in the first nine months of this year. There is a very simple explanation for the situation: ‐ Romania came in with this industry between a very performing industry and another less performing one, on the middle step – the middle occupying the largest space. The peaks are few in numbers, the less performing are also few in numbers and we found ourselves in the middle. ‐ Another very important factor for getting out of a crisis is the labour force flexibility. By the biological defintion Romanians are easily adaptable. ‐ An important thing concerns the elasticity in the products manufacturing field. Let me give you an example here: domestically produced Dacia is a consumer, mass production automobile; it is preferred by the middle class, by the public institutions and by the employers who do not wish to keep a car for a long time, but to change it after the deprecation. We have experience gained through the country industrialization effort made during the past decade when the machinery industry was forced to achieve the impossible. For in‐ stance, we produced the equipment for the subway digging, we made the first subway carts, we delivered a part of the Cernavoda nuclear power plant – all the circuitry, including the safety ones were made by Romanian workers ‐ we were “trained” to do difficult things Romania still produces bearings, an activity where pretty advanced technologies are required. I have information that in the fine mechanics field progress is made even if in little steps. For instance, I have recently spoken to the Mecanica Fina Sinaia management where I saw a very intense preoccupation for the assimilation of modern tech‐ nological components. So, there is no wonder that the machinery industry occupies a top place. An important resource is the land: the agriculture is however done with machines, too! Imagine, for instance, that we must import a combine harvester. Its transporationt alone would bear huge costs, not to mention the price of the machine itself. If we only assembled this machine here, the costs would greatly reduce. Under these conditions, any businessperson would aim to invest in a factory in Romania for assembling such equipment or even for making parts. Skilled workforce has always been an important path in the development of a stable economy in the long term. In 14 cities across the country there are world renowned universities; every year over 100,000 students graduate every year. Romanians are easy learners, with almost any foreign language being spoken correctly. Our Romanian specialists speak fluent English, but also German and French are spoken by a large number of Romanians. Romanian specialists usually speak English and at least one more foreign language such as French or German, in technical terms. In terms of costs for labor force training, Romania ranks second in Europe. ediţia 4/2015 –
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