Krka

Type
Business expansion
Country
Slovenia
Region
Slovenija; Vzhodna Slovenija; Jugovzhodna Slovenija
Location of affected unit(s)
Novo Mesto
Sector
Manufacturing
(20 - 21) Manufacture of chemicals and pharmaceuticals
21 - Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations
21 - Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations
451 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
28 October 2011
Employment effect (start)
3 January 2011
Foreseen end date
30 December 2011

Description

Krka, producer of generic pharmaceuticals, has announced to create 451 jobs at its Novo Mesto plant. 131 new jobs will be created at the production of medicines in hard form and 320 at the new development-control centre. The focus will be on the recruitment of highly skilled professionals and less on support services.

Krka employs 4,232 people in Slovenija (predominantly at the location in Novo Mesto) and 4,337 abroad.

Sources

  • 26 October 2011: Delo
  • 28 October 2011: Delo

Citation

Eurofound (2011), Krka, Business expansion in Slovenia, factsheet number 72646, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/72646.