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Manufacturing (26 - 27) Manufacture of electrical, electronic and optical products 26 - Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 26 - Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products
100 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
7 February 2024
Employment effect (start)
1 July 2024
Foreseen end date
1 July 2029
Description
Semiconductor manufacturer, Pentagon Technologies, is to create 100 new jobs in Dundalk over the next five years.
The company, a subsidiary of Japan’s Kurita Water Industries, is establishing a new facility in Dundalk is order to service its Irish and European customers. The new facility will open in the third quarter of 2024 when the first of the 100 jobs will come onstream.
Roles at the new facility will include customer service, production, engineering, facilities, logistics and quality control positions.
Pentagon Technologies provides services such as cleaning, coating and refurbishing of parts used in the semiconductor industry.
Eurofound (2024), Pentagon Technologies, Business expansion in Ireland, factsheet number 200774, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/200774.