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Manufacturing Manufacture Of Rubber And Plastic Products And Other Non-Metallic Mineral Products Manufacture Of Rubber And Plastic Products 22 - Manufacture of rubber and plastic products
985 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
10 March 2008
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
1 January 2010
Description
Casa Noastră, a Romanian manufacturer of polyvinyl chloride windows and doors, has announced that it is to create 985 new jobs by the beginning of 2010 with the expansion of the production capacity of its site in Pieleşti. This business expansion involves an investment of € 45 million. The forecast turnover for 2008 is of € 33 million, that is, a 50% increase compared to last year. The site currently employs 715. As of March 2008, there is no information on when employment at the site will commence.
Sources
11 March 2008: Ziarul Financiar
Citation
Eurofound (2008), Casa Noastră, Business expansion in Romania, factsheet number 66396, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/66396.
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