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Manufacturing Manufacture Of Computer, Electrical Electronic And Optical Products Manufacture Of Electrical Equipment 27.20 - Manufacture of batteries and accumulators
100 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
7 May 2021
Employment effect (start)
1 June 2021
Foreseen end date
30 April 2022
Description
TAB Mežica, a producer of batteries for the industrial and automotive sectors, is to create 100 jobs as the company plans to expand production in Prevalje. It has bought the abandoned plant of the pharmaceutical company Lek (a member of Novartis group) to launch the production of lithium-ion cells in Prevalje. It will be a joint venture with Chinese company Haidi Energy Technology which will provide technology for the production of lithium-ion cells. The operation TAB-Haidi will be in combined ownership of TAB and the Chinese partner. TAB management plans to create 300 jobs in the next five years.
Eurofound (2021), TAB Mežica, Business expansion in Slovenia, factsheet number 104754, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/104754.
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