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Manufacturing Manufacture Of Computer, Electrical Electronic And Optical Products Manufacture Of Electrical Equipment 27.4 - Manufacture of electric lighting equipment
1,000 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
9 December 2014
Employment effect (start)
1 January 2015
Foreseen end date
Description
Kromberg and Schubert Romania, extends its current production capacity and announced plans to create 1,000 new jobs at its Nadab plant (Arad County). The company is a subsidiary of the German producer of automotive components Kromberg and Schubert. According to the sources, the company is searching for potential employees in neighbouring counties, due to local labour scarcity. In November 2014, unemployment rate was just 1.7pc in Arad County.
Sources
9 December 2014: Gandul
10 December 2014: Ziarul Financiar
Citation
Eurofound (2014), Kromberg and Schubert Romania, Business expansion in Romania, factsheet number 77974, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/77974.
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