ABB

Type
Business expansion
Country
Poland
Region
Makroregion centralny; Łódzkie; Miasto Łódź
Location of affected unit(s)
Łódź
Sector
Manufacturing
(26 - 27) Manufacture of electrical, electronic and optical products
27.1 - Manufacture of electric motors, generators, transformers and electricity distribution and control apparatus
27.11 - Manufacture of electric motors, generators and transformers
140 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
5 November 2012
Employment effect (start)
30 June 2013
Foreseen end date

Description

On 6 November 2012, the Swedish-Swiss energy group ABB began the construction of a new unit in Łódź which will produce transformers. The company announced the creation 140 jobs upon completion, mainly for machine operators, logistics specialists and engineers.

The factory is expected to be operational by the end of June 2013. ABB plans to invest approximately 30 million dollars. The company has been operating in Poland since 1990 and it employs over 1,400 people in two Polish factories located in Łódź and Aleksandrów Łódzki. The new unit will raise the number of employees in Łódź to about 1000. ABB is active in 100 countries and employs 145,000 people worldwide.

Sources

  • 6 November 2012: Dziennik Łodzki ()
  • 5 November 2012: Wirtualny Nowy Przemysł ()

Citation

Eurofound (2012), ABB, Business expansion in Poland, factsheet number 74541, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/74541.