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Uno de los principales servicios de fabricación de electrónica de los proveedores en Escandinavia - Kitron – expandirá su planta de fabricación en Kaunas, Lituania e invertirá casi 6 millones de euros en este proyecto. La estrategia de expansión de la empresa noruega en Lituania incluye un aumento de su capacidad de producción, la creación de 60 nuevos puestos de trabajo y una mejora de los ingresos de la empresa en un 40 por ciento. Fuente: Invest Lithuania

The Norwegian Electronics Manufacturer Kitron will invest EUR 6 million in Kaunas

November 13, 2012

One of the leading electronics manufacturing services suppliers in Scandinavia – Kitron – will expand its manufacturing facility in Kaunas, Lithuania and invest almost EUR 6 million into this project. The expansion strategy of the Norwegian company in Lithuania encompasses an increase in its production capacity, the creation of 60 new job openings and an improvement to the company‘s revenue by 40 per cent.

In Kaunas, Kitron already produces electronic control systems for high-speed rail vehicles and electric grass mowers, electronic circuits for ultrasound devices, scientific equipment for seabed research, mobile blood test devices, smart grid/automatic meter reading systems and other electronic equipment.

“To win this expansion project, Lithuania competed with the US, Norway and China, all of which are well-known to Norwegian investors as countries where they have already established manufacturing facilities. Our country was chosen because of its convenient location for logistics, the low costs of labour, and the resources to ensure production quality.  Since the Norwegian company also supplies its goods to the defence and medical equipment industries, qualitative criteria were important to the decision on location,”- said the Managing Director of Kitron Lithuania Mindaugas Sestokas. 

Kitron is also looking to install a new production line and to set up a warehouse for Kitron group suppliers. Such a storage facility would be in line with LEAN system management principles, i.e., advancing the efficiency of the management of manufacturing processes.

An additional EUR 290 thousand will be dedicated to shared value investments, i.e., corporate practices that do not only enhance the company’s competitiveness, but also contribute to the social welfare, such as cooperation with educational or other institutions. The development of innovative products and prototypes in the new production line would call for electronic engineering competencies that are still barely nurtured in Lithuania. Therefore, the company is ready to strengthen its ties with local universities, in particular with the Kaunas University of Technology. This cooperation foresees the reinforcement of study programmes and the advancement of the university’s technological research facilities.

Under the scheme of the European Union's financial instrument Invest LT +, which promotes foreign investments in high value-added manufacturing and services, the company will receive EUR 1.3 million in financial support.

Kitron delivers product solutions to some very well-known companies around the globe, including the Swedish vehicle manufacturer and supplier Volvo, the international Canadian aviation and transport company Bombardier, as well as the biggest supplier worldwide of forestry and horticulture equipment Husqvarna.