Press Release
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Continental opened a new building for R&D Activities in
Sibiu
 Continental extended its business in Sibiu with a new building for Research &
Development activities
 Continental invested 6,5 million EUR in the new building which has a total surface of 7000
sqm
Sibiu, December 15th 2014. Continental Sibiu, a subsidiary of the Continental Corporation, one of
the top manufacturers in the automotive industry, has inaugurated a new building for research and
development activities. The new building has 2 floors with a total surface of 7000 sqm, a laboratory
with more than 1000 sqm, offering office space for 400 engineers. The construction of the building
started in March 2014 and was finalized in October 2014. The investment in was 6,5 million EUR.
With this new building, Continental’s Research & Development Center has an area of over 12.000
sqm.
“In our Research and Development Center we strive for new technologies and develop tomorrow's
automotive products, meeting the demands of our customers regarding the constant need of safety
driving and comfort. Our employees are involved in worldwide projects and our customers are top
companies from the automotive business. The growth of the R&D center in Sibiu is a result of our
efforts, in the last years and an acknowledgment of our outstanding work,” said Dr. Liviu Balan,
R&D Sibiu Coordinator.
“With our overall activities in Romania we were able to grow with more than 1000 heads every
year. We grew our R&D activities in Romania in the last years to about 4000 employees in the
engineering locations Iași, Sibiu and Timișoara and play now an important role in the worldwide
R&D setup of Continental. This extension underlines the importance of Sibiu for our Romanian
activities and gives us the possibility for further grow in this location. The new R&D building, in
Sibiu, offers excellent work conditions and access to state of the art technologies for our actual and
future employees.” said Prof. Dr. Christian von Albrichsfeld.
Beside R&D activities, Continental has in Sibiu a Plant with 4 modules of production where are
manufactured electronic control units for the automotive industry. App. 3000 employees work for
Continental Automotive Systems Sibiu.
-2“Continental was one of the first companies to inaugurate a business in the West Industrial Area in
Sibiu. At the moment, we are one of the largest companies from this industrial area. We will
continue to grow in terms of volumes and extend the engineering activities both in R&D and
Production. Our new project, after the new building for R&D, is to build a new production module,
the fifth, and to extend the production capacity,” said Dr. Sami Krimi, General Manager of
Continental Sibiu.
Continental develops intelligent technologies for transporting people and their goods. As a reliable partner,
the international automotive supplier, tire manufacturer, and industrial partner provides sustainable, safe,
comfortable, individual, and affordable solutions. In 2014, the corporation generated preliminary sales of
approximately €34.5 billion with its five divisions, Chassis & Safety, Interior, Powertrain, Tire, and ContiTech.
Continental employs more than 190,000 people in 49 countries.
Through the end of 2013, Continental invested more than € 830 million in its Romanian operations. All the
corporation’s five divisions are represented in Romania. Continental has seven production units and three
research and development centers in the cities of Timisoara, Sibiu, Carei, Nadab, Brasov and Iasi.
Continental cooperates in a joint venture in Slatina and has a tire distribution center for Eastern Europe in
Sacalaz. Continental employed by the end of 2013 over 13,300 and will continue to hire over 1500 new
employees in Romania.
Contact for Journalists:
Alice Frăsineanu
Employer branding & communication specialist
Continental
Salzburg Street, no. 8
550018 Sibiu / Romania
Phone: +40 369 433053
+40-756-017-905
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