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Manufacturing Manufacture Of Computer, Electrical Electronic And Optical Products Manufacture Of Electrical Equipment 27 - Manufacture of electrical equipment
5,000 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
25 April 2006
Employment effect (start)
28 August 2007
Foreseen end date
31 December 2011
Description
Sharp, the Japanese electronics group, wants to commence production of LCD panels (a component in liquid crystal display television scts) in Łysomice close to Toruń, with production to start. The investment is valued at 146 million euro; construction will begin in summer 2006, and the new factory will begin production in December 2006 or in 2007 at the latest.
By the end of the year 2006, Sharp plans to have 500 employees, about 800 employees by 2007, 3500-3700 employees by 2008 and 5000 employees by 2011. Including supplying firms, the new factory create employment for up to 10,000 people by 2011.
Accorging of the information of 2007.08.29 the company started the production in Łysomice factory on 2007.08.28 and currently employs 1300 people.
Sources
29 August 2007: Wirtualny Nowy Przemysł Webside
25 April 2006: Rzeczpospolta
27 March 2006: Puls Biznesu
18 March 2006: Rzczpospolta
Citation
Eurofound (2006), Sharp, Business expansion in Poland, factsheet number 63584, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/63584.
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