Kronospan

Type
Business expansion
Country
Poland
Region
Makroregion poĊ‚udniowo-zachodni; Opolskie; Opolski
Location of affected unit(s)
Strzelce Opolskie
Sector
Manufacturing
(16 - 17) Manufacture of wood and paper materials
16 - Manufacture of wood and of products of wood and cork, except furniture; manufacture of articles of straw and plaiting materials
16 - Manufacture of wood and of products of wood and cork, except furniture; manufacture of articles of straw and plaiting materials
300 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
7 April 2008
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
31 December 2011

Description

Kronospan company has obtained a licence to set up a plant in Strzelce Opolskie (in the Katowicka Special Economic Zone), which will employ 300 people by the end of 2012. The new plant is expected to start the production of floor panels in 2008 and plywood boards for construction purposes in 2009. The Krosnospan group is a leader in the production of MDF and HDF, plywood and floor panels. It has 30 production plants in 15 countries. At present it employs 2,500 people in Poland.

Sources

  • 7 April 2008: wirtualny Nowy Przemysl Webside

Citation

Eurofound (2008), Kronospan, Business expansion in Poland, factsheet number 66485, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/66485.