Metzeler

Type
Business expansion
Country
Poland
Region
Makroregion południowo-zachodni; Dolnośląskie; Wałbrzyski
Location of affected unit(s)
Dzierżoniów
Sector
Manufacturing
(29 - 30) Manufacture for transport equipment
29.3 - Manufacture of motor vehicle parts and accessories
29.3 - Manufacture of motor vehicle parts and accessories
400 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
24 May 2005
Employment effect (start)
1 August 2005
Foreseen end date

Description

Metzeler will produce car pane gaskets for the new Peugeot 1007 in Dzierżoniów (Dolnośląskie). This part of production will be moved from France. Bernard Lacoste, director of the French factory in Charleval declares that moving production to Eastern Europe brings savings of at least 30%. It is estimated that Metzeler might relocate from 400 to 500 jobs.

Sources

  • 24 May 2005: Rzeczpospolita

Citation

Eurofound (2005), Metzeler, Business expansion in Poland, factsheet number 61630, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/61630.