Panasonic increases number of employees in Svilajnac 30 times since 2010 – Plastic injection plant opened in 2017

Panasonic's electronic and LED module plant in Svilajnac has increased the number of employees more than 30 times in seven years, bringing the biggest foreign trade surplus in Pomoravlje for the municipality.

It started operating in 2010 with 15 employees. Today, it employs 475 workers and expects to realize ten million products this year.

This year, Panasonic opened a plastic injection plant in Svilajnac, and it also plans to further increase the capacities and invest in human resources. The production facility of Panasonic in Svilajnac now takes up 10,000 square meters.

According to the data of the Regional Chamber of Commerce for Sumadija and Pomoravlje, Panasonic Svilajnac is among the top ten exporters in those two districts, which encompass 12 municipalities and the towns of Kragujevac and Jagodina.

The president of the municipality of Svilajnac, Predrag Milanovic, says that Panasonic is “a serious company which employs, exports and helps and is a true example of how a foreign investor should do business in Serbia”.

– People have good jobs, are paid on time, are respected, are paid for overtime work, and Panasonic contributes more than RSD 20 million to the municipal budget – Milanovic added.

Vossloh-Schwabe Serbia d.o.o. Kušiljevo

Opština Svilajnac

Panasonic Lighting Devices Serbia

electronics plant

LED module plant

production of electronics

production of LED modules

plastic injection

Regional Chamber of Commerce for Sumadija and Pomoravlje

Predrag Milanovic

production of energy efficient electronic components

LED lighting