Type
Business expansion
Country
Poland
Region
Makroregion centralny; Łódzkie; Łódzki
Location of affected unit(s)
Stryków
Sector
Manufacturing
(26 - 27) Manufacture of electrical, electronic and optical products
26.3 - Manufacture of communication equipment
26.3 - Manufacture of communication equipment

2,500 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
9 April 2026
Employment effect (start)
1 July 2026
Foreseen end date
31 December 2026

Description

Corning Optical Communications Polska, a Poland-based manufacturer of fibre optic cables and connectivity solutions and part of US-based Corning, is expanding its Stryków manufacturing campus through a third production and logistics facility, a project expected to create around 2,500 jobs.

The investment is intended to increase capacity in response to growing demand for fibre optic products for AI data centres and micro-optics markets in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. The new facility is scheduled to begin operations in the second half of 2026 and will make Stryków the largest optical cable and connectivity manufacturing campus in the European Union. Corning currently operates two facilities at the site and employs almost 3,000 people in Stryków.


Citation

Eurofound (2026), Corning Optical Communications Polska, Business expansion in Poland, factsheet number 300107, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/300107.