Industrias Romi SA (Bovespa: ROMI3) ("Romi"), a leading Brazilian company in the machine tools and plastic processing machines sector has just reached the milestone of 150,000 machines manufactured in its factories.

To celebrate this fact, Romi, that turns 80 this year, held an event at Plant 16, in Santa Barbara d'Oeste, for the symbolic delivery of the equipment. The machine, a Vertical Machining Center "Romi D800", was delivered in the presence of Romi directors and employees, among the customer’s representatives (ZHS Industria e Comercio Ltda., of Brazil), and BNDES, the bank that financed the equipment purchase.

During the ceremony, the CEO of Romi, Livaldo Aguiar dos Santos, told attendees about the importance of business principles in the conduct of company’s business. For him, "Romi’s growth is directly related to a solid and ethical set of values based on business principles that combine creativity and innovation that sets the fundamental concepts to govern our daily lives."

Santos also pointed out the importance of people who, as a source of constant ideas generation, motivate permanent investments in training and professional qualifications. "In Romi´s 80 years we had more than 25 000 employees, many with 30, 40 and 50 years of dedication. Now, we are 2,800 collaborators, working in Brazil, Italy, Germany, Britain, France, Spain and the USA, sharing a unique culture focused on innovation and quality ", adds Santos.

Present on the international market since 1944, Romi is the largest Brazilian manufacturer of machine tools (lathes and machining centers) and plastic processing machines (injection and blow molding machines). Its facilities totalizes over 140 thousand square meters of built area, divided into nine plants in the cities of Santa Barbara d'Oeste - company headquarters - Grugliasco and Pont Canavese, in the Turin area, Italy. In addition, the company has commercial subsidiaries in the United States, Germany, UK, Spain and France, with products and services sales in more than 60 countries.

Source: Romi Industries