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Manufacturing (26 - 27) Manufacture of electrical, electronic and optical products 27 - Manufacture of electrical equipment 27 - Manufacture of electrical equipment
New offshoring locations
Hungary, China
160 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
25 November 2004
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
Description
Nilfisk-Advance, which produces cleaning equipment, will relocate its production activities to Hungary and China and close down its production site in Åmål, where 160 people are currently employed. Only the research and development departments with 23 employees will remain in Åmål.
Sources
25 November 2004: Dagens Nyheter
Citation
Eurofound (2004), Nilfisk-Advance, Offshoring/Delocalisation in Sweden, factsheet number 60802, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/60802.