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Manufacturing (24 - 25) Manufacture of metals 25 - Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 25 - Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment
250 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
21 August 2008
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
31 December 2009
Description
Phoenix Contact Wielkopolska, the metallurgy company, has secured permission from the authorities administering the Kostrzyń and Słubice Special Economic Area to enlarge its production facility in Nowy Tomyśl. The company plans to implement innovative technologies for production of metal items such as casings for electromagnetic clasps and high-quality screws so as to boost production capacity. Phoenix Contact Wielkopolska will hire at least 250 new workers by the end of 2009 on this site.
Sources
21 August 2008: Kostrzyńsko-Słubicka Special Economic Zone Webside
Eurofound (2008), Phoenix Contact Wielkopolska, Business expansion in Poland, factsheet number 67032, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/67032.