A decision on the plant will be taken before the end of the year, Mr Friederichsen said. Between 20 and 25 people would work at the plant which could start operating in October 2012, he added. The plant could be built at the base of ContiTech unit Phoenix Legrugo Technologia Gumiipari, said Phoenix managing director Laszlo Jokay. The unit, which makes air suspensions for railway vehicles, has invested about EUR 9m at the base in the past several years, he added. It employs 230 people. ContiTech employs 3,000 people in Hungary at plants in Szeged and Mako, in the southeast, and in Vac, near Budapest.