The US company Kemet Electronics has started production of electronic equipment for the aviation, military and automobile industries at its factory in the Bunardzik technological zone near Skopje. One hundred jobs have been created in the first stage, as later the total workforce is expected to be 500-strong. The investment totals some 20 million dollars.

The presence of Kemet Electronics in Macedonia represents an invitation to many other firms with which this company does business, including HP, Siemens, Philips, etc, said Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski at the ribbon-cutting ceremony.