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 Computer, Electrical Electronic And Optical Products Manufacture Of Computer, Electronic And Optical Products 26 - Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products
221 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
7 May 2004
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
Description
Sony extended the production of TV components in its subsidiary in Trnava in May 2004. The production was relocated from the Sony plant in Barcelona. 221 new jobs will be created in the Trnava unit, which plays an important role in Sony’s TV production business strategy for Central and Eastern Europe. Almost 95% of its 2003 production volume was exported. Some TV components are manufactured in Sony plants in the EU, USA and China.
Sources
7 May 2004: SME
Citation
Eurofound (2004), Sony Trnava, Business expansion in Slovakia, factsheet number 60382, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/60382.
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