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Manufacturing (28) Manufacture of machinery and equipment 28.9 - Manufacture of other special-purpose machinery 28.93 - Manufacture of machinery for food, beverage and tobacco processing
150 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
28 January 2026
Employment effect (start)
28 January 2026
Foreseen end date
Description
The Hungarian subsidiary of the German holding company Körber has completed two production capacity expansion projects and announced an expansion of its regional shared service centre in Pécs, Southern Transdanubia. A total of 150 new jobs will be created as a result. The SSC investment alone will create 100 qualified jobs in the fields of IT, engineering, procurement and finance.
The two production capacity expansion projects were related to the company’s pharmaceutical packaging and inspection machinery unit, as well as its tobacco pre-processing machinery unit.
The combined investment cost is €40.8 million. The government is supporting the SSC expansion by providing a €6 million grant to the company.
Sources
28 January 2026: Hungarian Investment Promotion Agency (hipa.hu)
Eurofound (2026), Körber Hungária Gépgyártó, Business expansion in Hungary, factsheet number 204156, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/204156.
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