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 (26 - 27) Manufacture of electrical, electronic and optical products 27.1 - Manufacture of electric motors, generators, transformers and electricity distribution and control apparatus 27.12 - Manufacture of electricity distribution and control apparatus
100 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
20 May 2026
Employment effect (start)
20 May 2026
Foreseen end date
31 December 2026
Description
ABB, part of the Swiss ABB group, is expanding and modernising its production plant in Przasnysz, Mazowieckie. More than 100 new jobs are planned in Przasnysz in 2026 as the first stage of the expansion. In total, the investment is expected to create more than 200 jobs by the end of 2027, with employment at the plant rising to more than 500 people. These will mainly be engineering positions related to knowledge, new skills, and the development of new technologies.
The investment, worth around PLN 100 million, will increase production capacity for medium-voltage switchgear, grid automation technologies and solutions for energy networks and data centres. The expansion is linked to growing demand for electrification, grid modernisation, renewable energy integration and data centre infrastructure.
ABB has been operating in Poland for more than 30 years and conducts activities across several locations in the country, including factories in Przasnysz and Aleksandrów Łódzki, the Corporate Technology Centre in Kraków and a shared services centre. Over the years, ABB’s operations in Poland have undergone several changes, including expansions, closures and transfers of activities between locations: ABB, ABB, ABB, ABB, ABB, ABB, ABB.
Citation
Eurofound (2026), ABB, Business expansion in Poland, factsheet number 300455, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/300455.
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