New leather shoe factory in Romania

Leather shoe manufacturers Ro Alto Gradimento are planning to construct another factory in the Jiu Valley in Petrosani in Romania by the end of this year, according to Bucharest Business Week. Investment in the new factory will total euro1 million. Ro Alto are currently undertaking a feasibility study for the new factory and are looking at the business incentives on offer in the Jiu Valley. It is envisaged that the factory would produce around 15,000 pairs of shoes each day and would employ 300 people. The company focuses on the luxury women's shoe market.