Home appliance group Gorenje acquired last week building permits for the construction of a new factory in Sostanj, 60 km NE of Ljubljana, which will produce, among other things, parts for eight-wheeled armoured personnel carriers built by Finnish defence contractor Patria.
According to a Gorenje spokesperson, the company was expected to complete the 9,000 sq. metre production facility, worth EUR 4m, by the autumn.
Ursula Menih Dokl said that the factory would be used primarily for the manufacture of industrial equipment, of which a part will include the manufacture of parts for the armoured personnel carriers being built by Patria for the Slovenian army.
Despite the new plant and new production line for industrial equipment, Gorenje intends to continue focusing on the production of home appliances, its core business, Menih Dokl said.
Last year, the group generated 88% of the EUR 1.1bn in revenues with its home appliance line, she added.
Patria was chosen late last year by the Defence Ministry to build 135 armoured personnel carriers for the Slovenian army.
As part of the EUR 263m deal, Patria chose Gorenje to build certain parts for the vehicles, as well as to assemble and maintain them.
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