Sumitomo Electric Wiring Systems

Type
Business expansion
Country
Romania
Region
Macroregiunea Patru; Sud-Vest Oltenia; Gorj
Location of affected unit(s)
Targu Jiu
Sector
Manufacturing
(29 - 30) Manufacture for transport equipment
29.3 - Manufacture of motor vehicle parts and accessories
29.31 - Manufacture of electrical and electronic equipment for motor vehicles
500 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
10 January 2017
Employment effect (start)
10 January 2017
Foreseen end date
30 April 2017

Description

Japanese cable producer Sumitomo Electric Wiring Systems (SEWS) has announced the creation of 500 new jobs at the new plant in Targu Jiu, which is expected to open in April 2017.

More jobs will come on stream later in the year. Overall about 1,500 jobs are expected to be created at the new plant by the end of 2017.

The company started operating in Romania in 2000 by opening plants in Deva (Hunedoara County), Orastie and Alba Iulia (Alba County).

Sources

  • 10 January 2017: gorjexclusiv.ro
  • 19 January 2017: mediafax.ro

Citation

Eurofound (2017), Sumitomo Electric Wiring Systems, Business expansion in Romania, factsheet number 89798, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/89798.