Solectron Romania

Type
Business expansion
Country
Romania
Region
Macroregiunea Patru; Vest; Timiş
Location of affected unit(s)
Timisoara
Sector
Manufacturing
(26 - 27) Manufacture of electrical, electronic and optical products
26 - Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products
26 - Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products
800 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
24 October 2006
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
31 January 2007

Description

Solectron, the US-based manufacturer of electronic equipment and subassemblies, intends to increase the number of employees in the Timişoara factory by more than 800 workers in the next three months. It was announced by Fabrice Gomez, general manager of the Timişoara branch.

At present, the company has its global strategic base in Timişoara with 2,400 permanent and 800 fixed-term employees and is producing 35% of the European equipment production worth EUR 1.2 billion.

"Timisoara has a strategic importance for the Solectron's operations at global level", stated Fabrice Gomez, the general manager of the Romanian factory.

Sources

  • 25 October 2006: Ziarul Financiar

Citation

Eurofound (2006), Solectron Romania, Business expansion in Romania, factsheet number 64313, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/64313.