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Manufacturing Manufacture For Transport Equipment Manufacture Of Motor Vehicles, Trailers And Semi-Trailers 29.32 - Manufacture of other parts and accessories for motor vehicles
200 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
18 June 2013
Employment effect (start)
1 September 2013
Foreseen end date
1 January 2014
Description
German company Carcoustics is to create 200 new jobs in a new plant in Novaky Industrial park. According to company CEO, Thomas Maier, Carcoustics plans to build one of its basic production units there investing around 5 million euros. The production of polyurethane and aluminium insulation components for car producers will start in the new factory in September 2013.
Sources
24 June 2013: Webnoviny
18 June 2013: Automobil Produktion
Citation
Eurofound (2013), Carcoustics Slovakia Novaky, Business expansion in Slovakia, factsheet number 75620, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/75620.
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