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 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
130 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
11 August 2005
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
Description
Martifer, of Portugal, has doubled its investment in Gliwice (Śląskie) and will extend its factory in the Katowice Special Economic Zone. The company manufactures metal products, used mainly for roads and bridges construction. It produces for Polish market and exports to Slovakia, Czech Republic, Germany, Romania and Hungary.
Sources
16 August 2005: Rzeczpospolita
11 August 2005: Puls Biznesu
Citation
Eurofound (2005), Martifer, Business expansion in Poland, factsheet number 62079, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/62079.
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