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Manufacturing Manufacture Of Rubber And Plastic Products And Other Non-Metallic Mineral Products Manufacture Of Rubber And Plastic Products 22 - Manufacture of rubber and plastic products
110 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
15 June 2005
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
Description
Wirthwein Group will employ 110 people in its new plant in the Łódź Special Economic Zone. The company is one of the main suppliers of BSH. The investment outlays will exceed 40 million zlotys.Wirthwein is a leading supplier of injection molded plastic parts and mold technology. In Poland the company mainly supplies injection molded plastic parts and assembled components for the home appliance industry. Produced goods are mainly sold to Bosch and Siemens Home Appliances in Łódź.
Sources
15 June 2005: The Polish Information and Foreign Investment Agency
Eurofound (2005), Wirthwein, Business expansion in Poland, factsheet number 61775, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/61775.
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