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Manufacturing Manufacture Of Basic Metal And Fabricated Metal Products Manufacture Of Fabricated Metal Products, Except Machinery And Equipment 25 - Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment
100 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
20 July 2004
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
31 December 2004
Description
The reduction of orders from the military to the Mesko metal processing facilities has induced a programme to reduce production costs. To this end, employment at Mesko will be reduced by some 100 people by the end of 2004 (down from the present 1,500). Mesko manufactures artillery ordnance, hand arms ammunition, detonators, and an assortment of commercial machines and tools.
Sources
21 July 2004: Rzeczpospolita
Citation
Eurofound (2004), Zakłady Metalowe Mesko, Internal restructuring in Poland, factsheet number 60483, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/60483.
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