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Manufacturing Manufacture Of Rubber And Plastic Products And Other Non-Metallic Mineral Products Manufacture Of Other Non-Metallic Mineral Products 23.32 - Manufacture of bricks, tiles and construction products, in baked clay
400 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
28 February 2012
Employment effect (start)
29 February 2012
Foreseen end date
31 December 2012
Description
Wienerberger Romania, Austrian manufacturer of bricks, announced the intention to hire 400 people in 2012. The new employees are hired for a new factory located at Iasi (Iasi county, North-East region). This is a result of an investment of 22 million euros.
Wienerberger, which was founded in 1819, produces bricks and clay roof tiles in 27 countries in 232 plants. The company employs around 11,848 (2010) employees.
Sources
29 February 2012: Ziarul Financiar
Citation
Eurofound (2012), Wienerberger Romania, Business expansion in Romania, factsheet number 73169, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/73169.
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