SolarWorld AG

Type
Business expansion
Country
Germany
Region
Sachsen; Chemnitz; Mittelsachsen
Location of affected unit(s)
Freiberg
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
1,000 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
3 July 2007
Employment effect (start)
1 January 2008
Foreseen end date

Description

On 3 July 2007 SolarWorld AG announced its plans to create 1,000 new jobs at its plant in Freiberg (Saxony). The company is a specialist in the manufacturing of solar power technology and components. The firm stated that it is aiming to double its production of silicon wafers to satisfy the increasing foreign demand. At the moment the Freiberg plant employs 600 employees. The new jobs shall be created from 2008 onwards.

Sources

  • 3 July 2007: Financial Times Deutschland

Citation

Eurofound (2007), SolarWorld AG, Business expansion in Germany, factsheet number 65575, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/65575.