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Manufacturing Manufacture Of Rubber And Plastic Products And Other Non-Metallic Mineral Products Manufacture Of Rubber And Plastic Products 22.2 - Manufacture of plastic products
100 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
7 July 2016
Employment effect (start)
1 October 2016
Foreseen end date
Description
Producer of accessories for vacuum cleaners Wessel-Poliamid has announced that it will create at least 100 jobs (the employment is expected to increase to 150 positions) at its new factory in Jaszkowa Dolna near Kłodzko. The factory is located in Wałbrzych Special Economic Zone and the company plans to invest over PLN 25 million (EUR 5.74m USD 6.41m). The facility is expected to be operational in fall 2016; the unit is currently being built. The investment includes the construction of plant, warehouse and office space. The factory will produce the accessories for household and industrial vacuum cleaners. The plant will use environmentally friendly technology, for example heating will be based on the heat generated in the production process.
Sources
7 July 2016: Radio Wrocław
Citation
Eurofound (2016), Wessel-Poliamid, Business expansion in Poland, factsheet number 88278, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/88278.
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