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Manufacturing Manufacture Of Basic Metal And Fabricated Metal Products Manufacture Of Basic Metals 24.42 - Aluminium production
60 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
26 October 2020
Employment effect (start)
1 January 2021
Foreseen end date
30 April 2021
Description
Austrian supplier of extruded aluminium products, Hammerer Aluminium Industries (HAI), announced the creation of 60 new jobs at its Chișineu-Criș (Arad County) plant by the end of April 2021. The company expanded with the construction of a new production hall, two aluminium profiles extrusion lines and additional packaging, logistics and manufacturing zones. The new facilities are financed through an investment of € 8.5 million. The company has a second plant at Santana (Arad County).
Currently, the company has a workforce of 200 at Chișineu-Criș (Arad County) plant.
Hammerer Aluminium Industries employs 1,600 people. Founded in 2007, the company its headquarters are located in the Upper Austrian town of Ranshofen. The company currently has seven other plants in Germany, Poland and Romania.
Eurofound (2020), Hammerer Aluminium Industries (HAI), Business expansion in Romania, factsheet number 102501, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/102501.
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