Wacker Schott Solar

Type
Business expansion
Country
Germany
Region
Thüringen; Thüringen; Jena, Kreisfreie Stadt
Location of affected unit(s)
Jena
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
600 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
29 October 2007
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
31 December 2012

Description

Wacker Schott Solar, a recently founded joint venture between the silicon producer Wacker and glass producer Schott, has announced that it is to create 600 new jobs with the development of a site in Jena. The new site will produce wafers for use in the manufacturing of solar cells, and will involve an investment of 300 million EUR. The construction of the new site is scheduled to be completed by 2012.

Sources

  • 27 November 2007: Financial Times Deutschland

Citation

Eurofound (2007), Wacker Schott Solar, Business expansion in Germany, factsheet number 66067, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/66067.