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Manufacturing Manufacture Of Chemicals And Pharamceuticals Manufacture Of Chemicals And Chemical Products 20.4 - Manufacture of soap and detergents, cleaning and polishing preparations, perfumes and toilet preparations
380 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
20 November 2008
Employment effect (start)
1 November 2008
Foreseen end date
20 November 2008
Description
Eureka Hellas, a producer of household cleaning products which is part of the Eureka Group, acquired Insterstar Chim in Romania and Ukraine. With the acquisition, the total workforce employed (621 workers) in Eureka Hellas will increase to about 1,000.
On 20 November 2008, Eureka Hellas announced the acquisition of Interstar Chim specialised in home and personal care products with its headquarters in Romania and a unit operating in Ukraine.
The EUREKA Group is one of the leading names in the production, licensing and distribution and exporting of household cleaning products.
Sources
20 November 2008: Naftemboriki
Citation
Eurofound (2008), Eureka Hellas, Merger/Acquisition in Greece, factsheet number 67490, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/67490.
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