Slovenian pharmaceutical company Lek, a subsidiary of Novartis, plans to build a EUR 82.6 million factory in Ljubljana,accordint to the local media. The company aims to open 121 jobs at the new factory.
The costruction of the factory depends on the approval of EUR 6.6 million state aid by the government. The government is expected to decide next week whether to approve the aid.
Since taking over Lek in 2002, Novartis has invested about EUR 3 billion in Slovenia, including EUR 420 million in the last two years.
