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Manufacturing (22 - 23) Manufacture of rubber, plastic and non-metallic minerals 22 - Manufacture of rubber and plastic products 22 - Manufacture of rubber and plastic products
100 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
31 May 2011
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
31 December 2011
Description
Plastiflex, a company producing flexible hoses, is expanding its operations in Slovakia creating 100 new jobs by the end of 2011.
After ten years of operation in Slovakia, the menagement of Belgian company Plastiflex decided to have its production center for Europe at its plant in Kežmarok. Currently at the site the company launched production of hose systems for swimming-pools, industrial cleaning and other industrial use.
Sources
31 May 2011: Hospodárske noviny
Citation
Eurofound (2011), Plastiflex Slovakia, Business expansion in Slovakia, factsheet number 72143, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/72143.