Made in Croatia

As Poslovni Dnevnik writes on the 2nd of August, 2019, Infobip, a highly successful Croatian technology company that can boast of clients such as Uber Technologies Inc. and Burger King, is considering listing its shares on the New York Stock Exchange as it plans to expand its business across the Atlantic in the United States of America. An IPO "is something we're talking about right now," stated Silvio Kutić, the co-founder and CEO of Infobip, during a phone interview. "We're constantly thinking about it and checking when we should go in this direction, maybe in the next few months, half…

As Lucija Spiljak/Poslovni Dnevnik writes on the 2nd of August, 2019, since back in 2010, Kaspar Paper (Papir) has been manufacturing a very specific product in its production facility in the small, continental Croatian town of Prelog - sublimation paper that is used for colour transfer for various media. They are the only manufacturer of this type of paper in the whole of the Republic of Croatia. Their expertise lies in manufacturing for transferring to polyester fabrics. This therefore enters into many worlds; marketing, fashion, sport, the furnishing of interiors, flags, and various posters and pictures. However, the application of…

Mate Rimac is by far Croatia's most popular success story. Rimac, born in Livno, Bosnia and Herzegovina, is a shining star who has faced down the red tape and draconian anti-entrepreneur policies of the outdated Croatian state and managed to succeed beyond his own wildest dreams. The founder and CEO of the celebrated Rimac Automobili, the factory of which is located in Sveta Nedjelja, just outside Zagreb, has enjoyed large investment from major firms in the automotive industry, including the likes of Porsche. In addition, he has succeeded in drawing the attention of would-be investors in the automotive industry back…

July 31, 2019 - Never let it be said that there is never progress in Absurdistan. A bureaucratic victory for those of us with longer names.  My parents did not have the foresight - not their fault, how could they? - 50 years ago to see the possibility of their new-born son emigrating to The Beautiful Croatia.  For reasons best known to themselves, they decided to name me Paul David Raymond Bradbury. Quite a mouthful for Croatian officials, and I have had no end of joy over the years.  As I wrote a couple of years ago in Absurdistan: Why…

The incredible RokOtok swimming marathon hit Jelsa on July 24, 2019 and had TCN in tears. Here's why. He made me cry four times within 24 hours of our first meeting. Grown men - he 48, me 50. And that was without mentioning the number of times I cried with laughter. And they were many.  And - yes, I have to admit at the tender age of 50 - he changed me in the one hour we were together.  And he is changing and influencing many, many more people as he embarks on the most heartwarming project in Croatia this…

As Poslovni Dnevnik writes on the 25th of July, 2019, the Saudi manufacturing plant for aluminium processing, Ma'aden, will apply the Croatian company 8Sigma's innovative software solution, called "manufacturing execution system" to digitise aluminium production for the automotive industry, the Croatian software company, which is based in Zagreb, proudly said on Thursday. After a competition/tender which involved several respected and reputable companies, Ma'aden's management decided that the best in-class offer was precisely the one delivered by the Croatian company 8Sigma, whose experts developed their very own software solution and proved the level of their expertise by working on some of the…

With the very handsome investment from the ''K Pivovari'' company, an additional 850,000 kuna has increased the capacity of micro-brewery in Vukovar from 5000 to 6500 hectolitres per year. As Darko Bicak/Poslovni Dnevnik writes on the 23rd of July, 2019, the K Pivovari (brewery) company, owned by the Zagreb brewery (pivovara), has invested am massive 850,000 kuna in new equipment for the Vukovar brewery production plant located in Vukovar's economic zone, which will further increase the production capacities of these micro-plants. As they explained, there are four additional fermenters, three of which have a volume of 33 hectolitres and one…

July 20, 2019 - One of the joys of running a news portal about Croatia are the daily visits to the Kingdom of Croatian Keyboard Warriors. Join TCN on a tour.  Writing online about a country you live in but which is not your country is quite a challenge.  Obviously, one does not have the same local or cultural knowledge as those born here, and language can also be a problem.  But, went my naive thinking when I started Total Hvar all those years ago, if the content was good (and it was), then I would be forgiven the occasional…

Want to get a taste of the best of Međimurje? A brand new and totally unique shop in the continental Croatian town of Čakovec has recently been opened on Eugen Kvaternik Square (Trg) 5. The new sales space is called "Međimurski Štacun". As Poslovni Dnevnik writes on the 19th of July, 2019, the new store is a pleasant and charming Croatian shop, which boasts some agricultural-food products of about twenty local farmers in Međimurje on its shelves, writes Robert Radovic, with Zlatko Vrzan having taken photos for the local Međimurje portal Međimurske novine. They will offer over 150 types of…

The Lika Quality label is currently featured on 169 certified products by 62 manufacturers. Small Lika producers of dairy, meat, bakery products, honey, fruits, vegetables, fruit products, drinks, wild herbs, souvenirs, and cosmetics gathered at the Plitvice Lakes National Park Hotel Jesero for the third distribution of 'Lika Quality' certificates, reports HRTurizam on July 16, 2019. This was a special event for 26 manufacturers in Lika who joined the Lika Quality system, as well as for the 12 manufacturers who have been in the system since 2017 and extended the duration of their certificate on Tuesday.  With the Lika Quality…