6th December 2012, the FIPA representatives visited the company Car Trim BH doo Zepce within regular activities from the Aftercare Program (post-investment care about foreign investors). The meeting was attended by the Director of Car Trim BH Mr Andrej Kajic.
The German Company Car Trim GmbH is one of the leading European and world manufacturers of leather and textile components in the automotive and airline industries. This includes the production of high-quality textile and leather interiors for airplanes and cars, as well as the production of metal constructions and security components for the automotive industry.
In 2007, the Group Car Trim began producing in Zepce. As the largest foreign investor in the Municipality of Zepce, they started building a factory to produce upholstery for passenger cars, which should be completed in 2014, and currently the production is carried out in the leased area of the former factory Mahnjaca. This will also be the first constructed building in the industrial zone of Polje in Zepce, in which Car Trim owns 6000 sqm, respectively the highest of the five building lots.
By the construction of the new plant in Polje, they realize the announced plans to expand production and to create jobs. The entire production is exported, and their major suppliers are Volkswagen and Audi Q7. Currently they employ about 300 workers, and by opening of the new factory, they will employ additional 500 workers.
The total value of the new investment will be higher than 8 million KM (in equipment it will be invested 4 million KM, while the construction of the factory will cost 4 million KM).