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 - Manufacture Of Wood And Of Products Of Wood And Cork, Except Furniture; Manufacture Of Articles Of Straw And Plaiting Materials
190 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
7 June 2024
Employment effect (start)
7 June 2024
Foreseen end date
Description
STEICO, a producer of wood fibre insulation materials, launched a factory in Gromadka near Bolesławiec, resulting in the creation of 190 new jobs.
The Gromadka plant is the third plant of the company in Poland (next to Czarnkowo and Czarna Woda); the new plant will initially focus on the production of one of its most popular products - thermal insulation mats. Ultimately, three production lines are to be set up in Gromadka, producing various insulation products based on wood fibres, leading to the creation of production jobs in particular.
The STEICO Group is a German company for construction products made from renewable raw materials. The Group's parent company STEICO SE is headquartered in Feldkirchen near Munich.
Eurofound (2024), STEICO, Business expansion in Poland, factsheet number 201289, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/201289.
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