First Solar Manufacturing GMBH

Type
Business expansion
Country
Germany
Region
Brandenburg; Brandenburg;
Location of affected unit(s)
Frankfurt, Oder
Sector
Manufacturing
(26 - 27) Manufacture of electrical, electronic and optical products
27.2 - Manufacture of batteries and accumulators
27.2 - Manufacture of batteries and accumulators
400 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
19 July 2006
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date

Description

In 2007, US-based solar module manufacturer First Solar will employ 400 workers in a new manufacturing plant at Frankfurt/Oder in eastern Germany. 45.5 million euro in financial incentives were authorized by the European Commission and the Federal Government to create the new facility.

Sources

  • 20 July 2006: Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung

Citation

Eurofound (2006), First Solar Manufacturing GMBH, Business expansion in Germany, factsheet number 63804, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/63804.