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Manufacturing Manufacture Of Basic Metal And Fabricated Metal Products Manufacture Of Fabricated Metal Products, Except Machinery And Equipment 25.9 - Manufacture Of Other Fabricated Metal Products
No information on job gains number available
Announcement Date
16 January 2018
Employment effect (start)
1 January 2018
Foreseen end date
Description
Dinbox is the Sweden's largest supplier of mailboxes. Its products portfolio also includes other metal products like lockers, benches and cloakroom furnishings. In 2018, the company decided to move back its production activities from China to its new plant outside Stockholm. The decision to relocate was taken after purchasing an automated machine that produces up to 10 time more than any other one in the past.
Eurofound (2018), DinBox, Reshoring in Sweden, factsheet number 79, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/79.
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