REI Grup builds EUR 2.5m kraft paper bag plant in Romania
Romanian funding consultancy REI Grup has started building a kraft paper bag factory in Calan, Hunedoara County, through its REI International Consulting unit. The project costs more than EUR 2.5m (USD 2.8m), 61.98% of it covered by non-reimbursable funding from the EU Just Transition programme, with completion planned for the first half of 2027 and a workforce of at least 15.
Why this mattersA consultancy entering kraft bag manufacturing with EU just-transition funding adds small-scale domestic capacity in Romania, where plastic carrier bags have been banned since 2019.
- Total investment exceeds EUR 2.5m (USD 2.8m), with 61.98% non-reimbursable EU funding via the Regional Development and Just Transition Program
- Construction began in the second half of 2026, with completion planned for the first half of 2027
- Plant to produce printed kraft paper bags for e-commerce, food, fashion and cosmetics customers
- Production and storage buildings cover over 1,000 sqm on a 17,000 sqm plot in Calan Industrial Park
- Facility will employ at least 15 people, with 75% from Hunedoara County and a third from vulnerable groups
- Romania banned the sale of plastic bags from January 2019
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