AT&S

Type
Business expansion
Country
Austria
Region
Südösterreich; Steiermark; Oststeiermark
Location of affected unit(s)
Fehring
Sector
Manufacturing
(26 - 27) Manufacture of electrical, electronic and optical products
26 - Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products
26 - Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products
70 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
9 February 2018
Employment effect (start)
1 February 2019
Foreseen end date
31 March 2019

Description

Manufacturer of circuit boards, AT&S, with headquarters in Leoben (Austria) is expanding its production site in Fehring (Styria), thereby creating 70 new jobs. The company will invest €10 million in a new 1,200 m2 production building which will be completed and in full operation by the end of March 2019. Here, high frequency circuit boards will be produced for the automotive industry (e.g. for distance measuring for autonomous driving). Additionally, AT&S is planning to develop its products for application in the aviation industry and medical technology.

Worldwide the company employs more than 9,500 people.

Sources

  • 9 February 2018: Kleine Zeitung
  • 10 February 2018: orf online

Citation

Eurofound (2018), AT&S, Business expansion in Austria, factsheet number 93239, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/93239.