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 - Manufacture of wood and of products of wood and cork, except furniture; manufacture of articles of straw and plaiting materials
250 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
20 January 2014
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
31 December 2014
Description
The Holzindustrie Schweighofer, an Austrian wood processing company, announced the intention to hire 250 persons in 2014, as result of business expansion. At present, the company operates in Romania with four factories and has 2,500 employees.
Sources
23 January 2014: Ziarul Financiar
Citation
Eurofound (2014), Holzindustrie Schweighofer Romania, Business expansion in Romania, factsheet number 76491, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/76491.
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