KEY DATA ABOUT HUNGARY

  • 0 EUR

  • 0,00 billion EUR

  • Capital:

    BUDAPEST

  • Currency:

    HUF

  • Native language:

    HUNGARIAN

  • POPULATION: 0

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SZOMBATHELY ECONOMIC ZONE

  • PUBLIC UTILITIES

  • GAS

  • ELECTRICITY

  • WATER

  • CANAL

  • CLUSTER AREA

  • 29 647 m²

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GREAT INVESTMENT LOCATION

Thanks to its favorable location, its stable macroeconomic and investor-friendly political environment, Hungary is a perfect investment location.
ADVANTAGES OF HUNGARY
Hungary is located in Central and Eastern Europe at the crossroads of four main pan-European corridors. The strategic location of Hungary enables to reach the Western and Eastern markets easily. The country is typified by high-quality workforce, strong education system, good work culture. Hungary has been a full member of the European Union since 2004. The Financial Times Group designated Budapest as the best investment objective for foreign capital in 2014-2015.

HUMAN CAPITAL

Four Hungarian universities appeared in the respected QS World University Rankings in 2014/15. A large number of high quality research institutions are testament to Hungary’s traditional strengths in science and technology. High-quality workforce with creative and innovative charachter is common with a high level of know-how. Average earnings: 397 400 HUF/ person/month.

CURRENT POTENTIAL

(FALCO ZRT. HUNGARY)
  • 750 000
    m³/year Particleboard
  • 48 000 000
    m²/year Melamine Faced boards
  • 2 500 000
    m²/year Mirror Gloss
  • 80 000 000
    m²/year Impregnated paper
  • 30 000
    m³/year Cement Bonded Particleboard

CONNECTION TO PUBLIC UTILITIES

  • • Gas supply with independent gas receiver
  • • Mains drink water and fire water system
  • • Sewer network
  • • 2x1 MW electrical power installed
  • • Public lightning throughout the whole are

Internal paved road network
Social rooms
Office buildings

  • 1939

    Construction of the first sawmill in Szombathely

  • 1959

    The first particleboard factory starts producing in Szombathely

  • 1966

    The second particleboard factory starts too in Szombathely

  • 1974

    The Merge between the two largest regional companies in wood-industry

  • 1976

    Melamine Faced Particleboard production begins

  • 1977

    The product range widens by cementbonded particleboard products

  • 1992

    Formation of the company as a corporation FALCO Zrt.

  • 2007

    Takeover by Kronospan

  • 2008

    Investment plans in quality improvement as well as in capacity enhancements of € 25 million (planning and realization)

  • 2009

    Development of new product ranges and image change

  • 2012

    Investment of € 15 million in a brand new
    Mirror Gloss manufacturing plant

  • 2013-14

    € 40 million investment into a new continuous
    particleboard press line and sanding line

  • 2014

    5 million EUR investment in the installation of a wastewood refining equipment

  • 2015-16

    Investment of € 20 million into 2 new
    melamine facing lines

  • 2017-19

    UTWS drying technology implementation for capacity enhancement and environmentally friendliness/ environmental friendly solutions

  • 2020

    EUR 13,4 million for the implementation of a completely new state-of-the-art Automatic recycling cleaning system.

Future plans
  • MDF manufacturing technology.
  • Implementation of a new surface treating plant.
  • Implementation of a new Mirror Gloss manufacturer plant.
  • Implementation of a new Impregnation line.
  • Modernization of the processing of the cementbonded particleboard products

    • Source: FALCO Zrt.