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Johnson Matthey chose North Macedonia as the location for its European mega-factory for auto-catalysts, competing against 13 countries, including the Czech Republic, Hungary, and Slovakia. The Johnson Matthey factory in the Skopje 1 Technological Industrial Development Zone (TIDZ) is the largest investment project and the most sophisticated and advanced Johnson Matthey factory globally, recognized as Macedonia’s largest exporter. The investment amounts to €80 million, and the initial number of employees was over 350.
In May 2012, Johnson Matthey marked the beginning of a significant expansion project in Macedonia by constructing a second factory located in the TIDZ Skopje 1. This investment of €65 million doubled initial production and created over 500 new jobs.
As of October 2024, the total number of employees is 882.
Contact: mkinfo@matthey.com
In October 2012, on a 4.4-hectare site, KEMET built a new factory in TIDZ Skopje 1, covering 44,267 square meters, with a total investment of €30 million. In this factory, KEMET produces capacitors for the automotive industry and various industrial applications.
In 2020, KEMET became part of the Taiwanese Yageo Group, a leading multinational company in the production of electronic components with manufacturing and sales capacities in Asia, Europe, and America, employing over 40,000 people worldwide.
As of October 2024, the number of employees is 600.
Contact:YageoMacedoniaInfo@yageo.com
The total investment by the company amounts to €30 million.
The total number of employees in Vitek Doo Ilinden as of October 2024 is 203.
Contact: info.vitek@mk.vitillo.eu
The extensive experience of employees in manufacturing quality buses produced in the country in the past, the education of young generations in technical schools, and the solid Macedonian universities are the foundation of quality in the production process. Passenger and city buses for the European, U.S., and Canadian markets are produced in the factory.
In March 2024, the production facility in Skopje was taken over by the renowned Dutch VDL Group. In August 2024, the company was renamed VDL Van Hool Macedonia, retaining the “Van Hool” brand on its products.
As of October 2024, 1,293 employees work in the factory, covering an area of around 80,000 m², producing buses for discerning customers and meeting the strict standards and criteria of the European and North American markets. The company has made continuous efforts to source some of its components locally. Today, VDL Van Hool Macedonia is a serious partner to more than 20 domestic companies, many of which it has invested in to help them become suppliers to a top-tier global company.
Contact: macedonia@vdlvanhool.com
In October 2011, Adient launched its investment project for a new factory for automotive seat covers in TIDZ Shtip. By the end of 2023, the investment exceeded €27.3 million, with the number of employees at the beginning of October 2024 reaching 1,415.
In June 2017, another Adient factory opened in TIDZ Strumica, the first facility in TIDZ Strumica, producing automotive seat covers. The investment amounts to over €20 million, and the number of employees at the beginning of October 2024 is 1,052.
Both Adient factories in North Macedonia, certified by the prestigious Top Employer institute as the Best Employer for North Macedonia and Europe for 2023 and 2024, prioritize employee care and working conditions according to all global standards.
Through participation in job fairs and collaborations with universities and high schools, Adient opens doors for top talents and offers opportunities for growth and development.
For over 12 years, Adient has significantly contributed to the local and national economy, supports the community through numerous donations in healthcare, protection, and vulnerable groups, and makes a meaningful contribution to preserving the environment, all aimed at a better and greener future for generations to come.
Contact: ae-ag-eur-mk-info@adient.com
The production facility in TIDZ Shtip is equipped with state-of-the-art equipment and a machine park ready to meet all client requirements with a capacity to fully meet newly opened markets. Technical Textiles Macedonia operates in all European markets and the Middle East.
At the beginning of October 2024, the number of employees is 74.
Contact: info@techtex.mk
Thanks to its in-house production lines, Makdia can supply a complete range of products for the apparel industry, including HDPE films, standard and heat-sealable plotter paper, perforated paper, and other products for the cutting room. The production is intended for the markets of Southeastern Europe, the Mediterranean, the Middle East, and North Africa.
The size of this investment amounts to €10 million, and as of early October 2024, the number of employees stands at 28.
Contact: info@makdia.mk
The company is export-oriented, with products primarily intended for the European market. Equipped with state-of-the-art equipment and highly sophisticated production lines, the factory presents a unique opportunity for skilled Macedonian personnel to engage in its operations.
| Contact: | info@arcautomotive.com.mk |
In September 2015, Condevo began constructing its new factory in Macedonia, located in the Technological Industrial Development Zone in Shtip. The initial investment amounted to €30 million, with a second contract signed in December 2022 for an additional €33.5 million.
As of early October 2024, 186 people are employed at the factory.
Contact: info@condevo.mk
Joyson Safety Systems selected Macedonia in 2014 to expand its European production. With a total investment of €27 million, the company initially began producing airbag inflators and modules.
The global supplier of advanced automotive safety systems started operating in a brownfield facility in Kichevo in 2015, and in 2016, continued production in a greenfield facility in the Kichevo Free Zone on a plot of 13,600 square meters, with a total plot area of 42,154 square meters.
Owned by Ningbo Joyson Electronic, a Chinese automotive conglomerate that acquired Key Safety Systems in 2016, Joyson Safety Systems is a world leader in developing and manufacturing inflators, airbags, steering wheels, and seat belts. It has an international network of 34 sales, design, and manufacturing facilities globally, employing approximately 50,000 people worldwide.
As of early October 2024, 1,368 people are employed in the company, with projections to reach up to 1,500 employees.
Contact: Macedonia.JSS@joysonsafety.com
With 12 locations worldwide and more than 11,000 employees globally, Gentherm officially began operations in 2016 in the Technological Industrial Development Zone Alinci in Prilep, becoming the first foreign investment in the Pelagonija region’s TIDZ zone.
During the first investment phase, a production facility of 912 square meters was constructed, and the total investment has since expanded to over €40 million, covering an area of 22,459 square meters.
The number of employees at the beginning of October 2024 is 2,608, making Gentherm North Macedonia DOOEL Prilep the largest employer in the Prilep area.
Contact: info.macedonia@gentherm.com
In December 2015, Aptiv decided to invest in a factory in Macedonia, located in TIDZ Skopje 1, to produce the latest vehicle module technology, which is installed across Europe. The investment covers a plot of 53,998 square meters and works in coordination with other Delphi facilities in the region to ensure efficiency and flexibility for clients.
The total investment value is €30.3 million, with 517 employees as of early October 2024.
Contact: aptivmacedonia@aptiv.com
In February 2016, the foundation stone for the factory in TIDZ Skopje 1 was laid. As a supplier of numerous global automotive companies in the electronic board sector, the company has taken a step further with its new operations in TIDZ, moving from mostly prototype to mass production, specifically diversifying into the assembly of electronic boards. The production includes using electronic printed boards as a base on which components such as microprocessors, resistors, capacitors, transistors, connectors, and more are assembled.
The factory’s parcel size is 18,861 square meters. According to the business plan, the investment is valued at around €6.6 million. As of early October 2024, the company employed 101 people at TIDZ Skopje 1, with an expected increase to about 300 employees.
The company’s products are entirely intended for foreign markets, with the majority exported to Germany, Scandinavia, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom.
| Contact: info@htac.com.mk |
Located in TIDZ Tetovo, the factory in Macedonia spans 12,000 square meters with an investment worth over €15 million. The parcel size is 33,073 square meters, housing advanced machinery, production facilities (for leather and fabric cutting), warehouses, and office spaces.
As of early October 2024, Lear Macedonia employed 1,922 people.
| Contact: VJovanovikjmicevikj@lear.com |
On January 14, 2016, the foundation stone for the production of automotive parts was laid on a 22,000 m² parcel in the Alinci Technological-Industrial Development Zone near Prilep. The company officially began its €3 million investment, starting production in 2017 with plastic components for well-known automotive companies such as Mercedes-Benz Group AG, BMW, VW, Audi, Bentley, Volvo, Jaguar, and Porsche. As of early October 2024, the company employed 37 people, with plans to add 200 new jobs.
Contact: office@imp.mk
ODW-ELEKTRIK Macedonia began with a small operation in 2014 with 10 employees, growing with investments in technology and workforce development. In 2017, it officially relocated to the Technological-Industrial Development Zone in the Ohrid-Struga Region.
As of 2024, the factory in Macedonia is the largest, most profitable, and technologically advanced in the ODW-ELEKTRIK group, with 886 employees as of October 2024 and plans for continued growth.
Contact: office@odw-elektrik.com
WIK Group, a global electrical appliance manufacturer headquartered in Hong Kong and Essen, Germany, with innovation, design, and development centers, was founded in the 1950s. It operates production facilities in China and Indonesia, employing 5,000 people, including 350 engineers. In November 2016, WIK decided to invest in Macedonia.
In July 2017, WIK began constructing a production facility in TIDZ Prilep for manufacturing electrical appliances, all of which are intended for export to Europe.
The facility covers 63,341 square meters, with an investment valued at €11.6 million and a planned workforce of 1,200 employees. As of early October 2024, there are 518 employees.
Contact: info.mk@wik-group.com
In May 2017, in addition to its Turkish factory, Cagatay Kablo decided to build a new factory in Macedonia, investing €5 million. The company leased a 26,000 square meter parcel in TIDZ Skopje 1 and began production in 2018.
The Skopje facility supplies the Dutch bus manufacturer VDL-Van Hool, also present in the industrial complex, which relies on local suppliers instead of importing parts.
In 2024, the company announced the expansion of production facilities and a new investment of €5 million with 150 new jobs in the next 5 years. The new investment, which will cover 8000 m2 of closed space, foresees the production of a new wire and cable product intended for the automotive industry.
As of early October 2024, Cagatay Kablo employed 145 people at TIDZ Skopje 1.
| Contact: mk.manager@cagataykablo.com |
Baumer is a family-owned international company producing advanced sensor technology, encoders, and measuring instruments in electronics. With 39 subsidiaries in 19 countries and over 2,800 employees, Baumer employs 65 people in its Macedonian facility and R&D center as of October 2024, expanding due to its positive experience in the country.
Contact: info.mk@baumer.com
As of early October 2024, the Macedonia facility, operating under the name Murat Wiring System, employed 172 people, with plans to reach a total of 300 employees.
Contacts: info@muratws.com
For Gerresheimer this was the first production site in Southeast Europe. North Macedonia was chosen by Gerresheimer because it offers favourable business conditions with trained personnel, good infrastructure, an attractive cost structure and very good support from the authorities.
The plant, which has started production in 2020, initially comprised 12.500 sqm, but has recently been expanded to 20,000 sqm. The facility includes modern ISO Class 7, 8 and 9 cleanrooms of around 10,000 sqm.
To date, Gerresheimer has invested a high double-digit million euro amount in the facility, where Gerresheimer produces drug delivery systems and other medical devices made of plastics as well as ready-to-fill glass syringes.
In 2024, the plant employed more than 200 skilled people from the Republic of North Macedonia with further recruitment underway, has set up a dual training programme for apprentices and cooperates with the University of Skopje.
With 35 production sites in 16 countries in Europe, America and Asia, Gerresheimer has a global presence and produces locally for regional markets. The company offers a comprehensive portfolio of pharmaceutical containment solutions, drug delivery systems and medical devices as well as solutions for the health industry. The product range includes digital solutions for therapy support, medication pumps, syringes, pens, auto-injectors and inhalers as well as vials, cartridges, ampoules, tablet containers, infusion, dropper and syrup bottles and more. Gerresheimer ensures the safe delivery and reliable administration of drugs to the patient. With around 12,000 employees, the company generated revenues of around €2bn in 2023.
As of October 2024, the number of employees reached 225.
Contact: info.skopje@gerresheimer.com
In the TIDZ Skopje 1 factory, the company transferred part of its production and technology from Germany, introducing a new extrusion production line for monofilaments, a completely new field in the company’s portfolio.
Iprotex was founded in Germany in 1999. It has six factories across four continents and two sales offices. The company specializes in materials for the automotive industry, technical textiles, and thermal insulation materials. Recently, Iprotex has focused on researching and refining new techniques for thermal-technical insulation in the automotive sector. In 2019, it established a new contract with the European Space Agency and NASA for the production of satellite receiver casings for spacecraft.
Contact: contact@iprotex-nmk.com
The investment process started in 2019, with land preparation on July 1, 2020. Within 7.5 months, 75% of the construction was completed. The leased land area for Purplast is 26,000 m², with 50% utilized in the first phase (Phase 2 is expected in 2025). The facility has a total closed area of 12,000 m², including a two-story administrative building of 1,600 m² and a production hall and technical rooms totaling 10,400 m².
Purplast is a local partner for another foreign investor in the country, VDL Van Hool, and its product portfolio includes parts for interiors (dashboards, covers, dividers, ceiling trims, handles, steering wheels), commercial vehicle exteriors (bumpers, front and rear masks, side panels, roof panels), and seating for passenger trains, city buses, and trucks.
The planned number of employees is 300, with 102 employed as of early October 2024.
| Contact: info@purplast.mk |
In December 2014, Kostal announced plans to expand production in Europe by investing in Macedonia. Production began in October 2016 as a brownfield investment located in the former EMO in Ohrid, with production facilities spanning about 25,000 square meters. Kostal’s clients include prominent automotive brands such as BMW, Daimler, Porsche, Tesla, Rolls Royce, and Bentley.
As of early October 2024, the company employs 1,124 people.
| Contact: komak@kostal.com |
DURA designs and produces innovative, highly integrated automotive components for leading vehicle manufacturers in America, Asia, and Europe. In June 2018, the company decided to expand production by opening a factory in TIDZ Skopje 2, covering approximately 20,000 m² on a plot of 45,263 m², where aluminum exterior parts are manufactured.
The initial investment of €20 million has reached €24 million. The company is expected to employ up to 250 people, with 70 employees as of early October 2024.
Contact: DuraMK@duraauto.com
Aspectus Pharma holds a national GMP certificate. The factory, located in TIDZ Skopje 1, began operations in 2011 on a plot of 25,040 square meters, with over €10 million invested in the company’s development.
As of October 2024, it employs 33 people.
Contact: office@aspectus-pharma.mk
Simultaneously, Magna Mechatronics in TIDZ Shtip produces automotive locks. This is a €40 million investment, employing 250 people as of early October 2024, with plans to hire around 600 employees.
Contact: info.mk@magna.com
Teknopanel plans to invest €19.6 million in building a new production facility in TIDZ Skopje 1 on a plot of 55,044 m². According to the investment plan and financial projections, the company will create 120 new jobs, with an expected total export value of over €170.5 million in the next nine years. As of October 2024, it employs 46 people.
Avesta Battery and Energy Engineering in TIDZ Kichevo will focus on the development and production of Battery Management Systems (BMS) and power electronics systems.
The propulsion segment is focused on powertrain systems, structural systems, and chassis, battery carriers, and battery production for global electric vehicles, as well as traditionally powered vehicles. Operationally, mobility is organized into three regional groups: North America, Europe, and Asia Pacific, along with the new product group Linamar Structures. The group offers competitive innovations for lightweight, safety-critical components and systems for the global mobility market.
Linamar entered the Macedonian market in August 2023 by acquiring the existing factory of DURA Automotive Structures in TIDZ 2 Skopje, which produced structural components, specifically battery carriers for electric vehicles.
As of October 2024, the company has 193 local employees and operates with cutting-edge technology.
Contact: info.structures.ilinden@linamar.com
In September 2023, BMZ signed an investment agreement worth €65 million, projecting the creation of 775 new jobs in the Technological Industrial Development Zone Skopje 2. With an expected annual export exceeding €360 million, the new facility will conduct serial production of battery products, and the total investment will be realized over a period of 10 years.
The construction of the factory has already begun and is scheduled to be completed by June 2025 at the latest. In October 2024, the total number of employees is 100.
Contact: info-mkd@bmz-group.com
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