The restructuring events database contains factsheets with data on large-scale restructuring events reported in the principal national media and company websites in each EU Member State. This database was created in 2002.
Manufacturing Manufacture Of Wood And Paper Materials Manufacture Of Wood And Of Products Of Wood And Cork, Except Furniture; Manufacture Of Articles Of Straw And Plaiting Materials 16.21 - Manufacture of veneer sheets and wood-based panels
185 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
12 October 2021
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
Description
Austrian wood treatment company Kronospan has announced an investment of 180 million euros to build a new factory in Tortosa (Tarragona). The factory will create 185 direct jobs and 1,500 indirect jobs. The company has also announced that the factory will be operational in 2022. Kronospan has 40 factories around the world and employs 14,500 workers. In Spain, it has two factories in Burgos (Castilla y León) employing 132 people.
Eurofound (2021), Kronospan, Business expansion in Spain, factsheet number 105484, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/105484.
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