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Manufacturing Manufacturing Of Machinery And Equipment Manufacture Of Machinery And Equipment N.E.C. 28.99 - Manufacture of other special-purpose machinery n.e.c.
250 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
12 April 2022
Employment effect (start)
12 April 2022
Foreseen end date
31 December 2022
Description
Austrian warehouse logistics and warehouse automation systems manufacturer, Knapp, inaugurated its new plant in Nemesvámos. The plant started its operation with a staff of 102 peope and the personnel is expected to expand to 250 by the end of 2022. The Hungarian plant will produce rolling conveyors for warehouse automation. It will reach full capacity in 2027, according to expectations – by then, it will produce the full range of Knapp conveyor systems. The plant is entirely produces for export, mostly to Europe and the US.
The investment cost was €16.7 million. Further development projects are envisaged, the next large project is the construction of an automated warehouse.
Sources
12 April 2022: Hungarian Investment Promotion Agency (hipa.hu)
Eurofound (2022), Knapp Hungary, Business expansion in Hungary, factsheet number 106671, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/106671.
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