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Slovensko; Stredné Slovensko; Banskobystrický kraj
Location of affected unit(s)
Poltár
Sector
Manufacturing (31) Manufacture of furniture 31 - Manufacture of furniture 31 - Manufacture of furniture
120 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
23 April 2004
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
Description
The Danish furniture producer Divani will build up a new production unit in Poltár. The region is hit by an unemployment rate of more than 27%. 120 employees could get job in the new production unit by the end of 2004. Later on, it is planned to increase the number of employees to 240. The company intends to export more than 90% of the new unit's production to the Benelux and Scandinavian countries.
Sources
23 April 2004: Hospodárske noviny
Citation
Eurofound (2004), Divani Slovakia, Business expansion in Slovakia, factsheet number 60361, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/60361.