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Manufacturing Manufacture Of Rubber And Plastic Products And Other Non-Metallic Mineral Products Manufacture Of Other Non-Metallic Mineral Products 23.49 - Manufacture of other ceramic products
300 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
19 May 2009
Employment effect (start)
20 May 2009
Foreseen end date
30 June 2009
Description
Thun 1794 (previously Hengis), a new owner of the previously bankrupt company Karlovovarský porcelán (see fact sheet ID 33384), has revived the porcelain production in Nová Role plant and created 100 jobs (reemployed previously dismissed workers). The management said that the company would hire another 200 employees by the end of 2009 and in full production the staff number would be increased to 500-700 people. No precise timeline was provided.
Sources
19 May 2009: Hospodárske noviny
Citation
Eurofound (2009), Thun 1794, Merger/Acquisition in Czechia, factsheet number 68929, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/68929.
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