Continental Barum

Type
Business expansion
Country
Czechia
Region
Česko; Střední Morava; Zlínský kraj
Location of affected unit(s)
Otrokovice
Sector
Manufacturing
(22 - 23) Manufacture of rubber, plastic and non-metallic minerals
22.1 - Manufacture of rubber products
22.11 - Manufacture, retreading and rebuilding of rubber tyres and manufacture of tubes
70 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
24 June 2014
Employment effect (start)
21 September 2014
Foreseen end date
1 October 2016

Description

Producer of tires for trucks and buses Continental Barum has announced the creation of 360 new jobs at its Otrokovice plant. In September 2013, 290 new jobs have already been announced.

As reported the recruitment of the new personnel will start in autumn 2014 when the new production hall will launch its operation. Globally, Germany-based Continental employs 130,000 people at 190 sites in 35 countries.

Sources

  • 24 June 2014: Hospodárske noviny

Citation

Eurofound (2014), Continental Barum, Business expansion in Czechia, factsheet number 77229, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/77229.