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PRELMET

Establishment of the cluster: March 2013

Mission: Increasing the capacity for innovation, research, technological transfer of members’ competitiveness as a sustainable regional development policy by interconnecting knowledge, technologies and people.

Members: In 2014, the PrelMet had 24 members, including 14 companies, 3 universities from Romania, 3 Romanian local administrations (Alba Iulia City Hall, Cugir City Hall and Alba County Council), the Central Regional Development Agency, 2 NGOs and 1 person. Currently, the PrelMet Transylvania cluster has 51 members.

Collaborations: PrelMet is a member in the Consortium of Clusters from Transylvania, in the Association of Clusters from Romania and in the Innovation Council of the Central Regional Development Agency. European collaborations: PrelMet collaborates with the OWL cluster in Paderborn Germany, with the Polish Aluminum Cluster, with V4 ICT from Bielsko Biala - Poland and with Pole Mecatrech Belgium.

International recognition of the PrelMet Cluster: Until 2020, we have the European Bronze Label level granted by the European Secretariat of the clusters attached to the European Commission and now, we are preparing to obtain the European Silver Label level by setting up 2 research and innovation centers, one with company Guhring Germany in Cluj Napoca and another with company Compa SA in Sibiu.