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Manufacturing Manufacture For Transport Equipment Manufacture Of Motor Vehicles, Trailers And Semi-Trailers 29.3 - Manufacture of parts and accessories for motor vehicles
200 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
13 December 2017
Employment effect (start)
1 April 2018
Foreseen end date
Description
Slovak and Czech investment group Arca Capital plans to enter the year 2018 with several major investment plans. In spring 2018 it plans to open its own plant for the production of plastic automotive components in Solcany, near Topolcany in Slovakia. The new investment of about €6 million will create more than 200 new jobs. The plant size will be around 14,000 m2 and it is expected to be operational in April 2018. The Company will supply car producers in Slovakia and abroad. Arca Capital has already sealed contracts with Mercedes and there are ongoing contract negotiations with Hyundai, Kia and Volkswagen.
Sources
13 December 2017: Hospodárske noviny
Citation
Eurofound (2017), Arca Capital, Business expansion in Slovakia, factsheet number 92883, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/92883.
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