Foxconn

Type
Business expansion
Country
Czechia
Region
Česko; Střední Čechy; Středočeský kraj
Location of affected unit(s)
Kutná Hora
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
5,000 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
10 April 2007
Employment effect (start)
30 April 2008
Foreseen end date

Description

Foxconn from Taiwan, a global leader in the design, manufacture and distribution of advanced electronics and computer components, has decided to build its second plant in the Czech Republic in the Kutná Hora city. The plant, focused on the production of LCD monitors and computer components, will create up to 5,000 new jobs. The construction is expected to be finished within one year. The investment will cost up to 100 million USD.

Sources

  • 10 April 2007: Hospodárske noviny

Citation

Eurofound (2007), Foxconn, Business expansion in Czechia, factsheet number 65212, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/65212.