Chinese automotive supplier Techron is preparing to open its first factory outside China in Inđija, Serbia. The company says the 4,500 m² injection‑moulding plant represents an initial investment of about €20 million and is due to be officially opened on 18 November 2026.
The plant and timeline
The Inđija facility will produce injection‑moulded plastic components for electric‑vehicle programmes, with initial deliveries expected by the end of February 2027. Local authorities and reporting indicate the project will be built in phases and — at full scale — is planned to employ up to about 200 workers.
Municipal officials in Inđija told media that the factory will operate with a high level of automation and digitalisation. Company representatives and the municipality have identified Volkswagen as a key European customer for parts produced at the site.
Local context and jobs
The Municipality of Inđija quoted Mayor Marko Gašić saying: “This is Techron's first investment outside of China, and everything produced here will be exported to Germany for Volkswagen.” The mayor met company representatives to discuss the final stages of construction and site infrastructure.
Public records cited by local reporting show the site received planning permissions and building permits earlier in 2026, and the timeline in local announcements places the opening in mid‑November with series deliveries starting in early 2027. Those local filings describe a factory footprint of roughly 4,400–4,500 m² and phased staffing growth from an initial workforce to a larger headcount at steady state.
What this means for the market
Techron's Inđija project is a concrete example of Chinese suppliers localising manufacturing inside Central and Eastern Europe to serve European OEMs. By placing injection‑moulding capacity in Serbia with explicit links to Volkswagen programmes, the investment adds capacity in a region that many OEMs and Tier‑1s rely on for plastics, interior and exterior assemblies. The plan to begin deliveries from February 2027, if realised, would tighten component flows into neighbouring EU production hubs in Germany and the Czech Republic.
For local suppliers and service firms — tooling houses, polymer compounders, logistics providers and automation integrators — the plant creates near‑term sourcing and subcontracting opportunities. For OEM supply‑chain managers it underscores the continued trend of parts localisation and diversification across CEE, particularly for EV programmes where packaging, tolerances and material specifications are specific to vehicle programmes.
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Sources: eKapija, Plastinfo
