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Manufacturing Manufacture Of Rubber And Plastic Products And Other Non-Metallic Mineral Products Manufacture Of Rubber And Plastic Products 22.22 - Manufacture of plastic packing goods
200 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
18 October 2010
Employment effect (start)
1 January 2011
Foreseen end date
Description
On 18 October 2010, a polyethylene foam producer Novostrat announced plans to build a factory in Olszyna (the Dolnośląskie Province) in 2011, where 200 people will be employed.
Novostrat is operating in Ireland, France and Poland and its polyethylene foam is used for packaging, floor screeds and heating systems and sound insulation.
Sources
18 October 2010: Wirtualny Nowy Przemysł ()
Citation
Eurofound (2010), Novostrat, Business expansion in Poland, factsheet number 71073, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/71073.
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