The restructuring events database contains factsheets with data on large-scale restructuring events reported in the principal national media and company websites in each EU Member State. This database was created in 2002.
Manufacturing Manufacture Of Wood And Paper Materials Manufacture Of Wood And Of Products Of Wood And Cork, Except Furniture; Manufacture Of Articles Of Straw And Plaiting Materials 16.29 - Manufacture of other products of wood; manufacture of articles of cork, straw and plaiting materials
200 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
4 May 2012
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
31 December 2012
Description
Sortilemn Gherla, a manufacturer of wooden products for IKEA announced plans to hire 200 people by the end of 2012. The employees would work in a new plant located in Gherla (Cluj county, North-West region).
Creation of the new job places is a consequence of a joint investment developed by Sortilemn Gherla in partnership with IKEA.
Sources
7 May 2012: Ziarul Financiar
Citation
Eurofound (2012), Sortilemn Gherla, Business expansion in Romania, factsheet number 73631, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/73631.
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