The Carel Group, specialist in air conditioning, refrigeration and air humidification control solutions, has commenced production at its new plant in
Labin, Croatia. The new plant, built with an investment of five million euros, will allow the Group to increase its production capacity in Europe. The Labin plant covers a total area of around 90,000 m2, of which 7,000 m2 is indoors, and employs 50 local workers that will increase to 110 when the plant is fully operational. The Croatian plant is the Group’s fourth site abroad, after Brazil, China and the United States, bringing the total to seven production sites (the other three are in Italy at the Group’s headquarters in Brugine, Padova province), in addition to 19 fully-owned subsidiaries worldwide. In 2014 the Carel Group recorded sales of 181 million euros, an increase of 7.6% over 2013, with exports accounting for 80%. The new plant will help increase the Group’s volumes in Western Europe, where currently 49% of its sales are generated.