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Manufacturing Manufacture Of Material For Textiles, Apparel, Leather And Related Products Manufacture Of Textiles 13.93 - Manufacture of carpets and rugs
180 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
20 January 2016
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
Description
The vinyl company IVC is enlarging its establishment in Avelgem by creating a new production facility (20,000 sq m). The establishment will be as automated as possible in order to reduce wage costs. The investment is nonetheless creating 180 new jobs. Since 2015, IVC is part of the worldwide American floor covering company Mohawk. The decision to make the new investment in the establishment in Avelgem is based on the location: Belgium is in the well-located in the middle of the most important sales areas for the company: France, Germany, the United Kingdom and the Netherlands.
Sources
21 January 2016: Het Laatste Nieuws
20 January 2016: De Tijd
Citation
Eurofound (2016), IVC, Business expansion in Belgium, factsheet number 86240, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/86240.
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