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Manufacturing Manufacture Of Computer, Electrical Electronic And Optical Products Manufacture Of Electrical Equipment 27 - Manufacture of electrical equipment
300 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
16 June 2008
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
31 December 2009
Description
In June, 2008, Electrolux got the permission to build a second household appliances factory in Świdnica (the Świdnica-based Electrolux plant is presently manufacturing kitchen ovens). The new plant is going to employ 300 people by the end of 2009. Electrolux has got another plant in Żarów that produces dishwashers, a washing machine factory in Oława and a tumble-driers plant in Siewierz.
Sources
16 June 2008: Puls Biznesu
Citation
Eurofound (2008), Electrolux, Business expansion in Poland, factsheet number 66737, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/66737.
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