The restructuring events database contains factsheets with data on large-scale restructuring events reported in the principal national media and company websites in each EU Member State. This database was created in 2002.
Manufacturing Manufacture Of Chemicals And Pharamceuticals Manufacture Of Chemicals And Chemical Products 20 - Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products
250 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
18 July 2018
Employment effect (start)
18 July 2018
Foreseen end date
Description
Norway‘s provider of fertilizers and crop nutrition solutions Yara International is to create around 250 jobs in Vilnius. The company has announced plans to open a logistics-focused European Business Centre in Vilnius and intends to hire around 250 employees for a wide range of positions, from transport management to customer support.
Yara International is one of the largest suppliers of mineral fertilizers in the world. The company operates in over 60 countries and has more than 17,000 employees worldwide. The Norwegian government is the company’s largest shareholder.
Sources
Citation
Eurofound (2018), Yara International, Business expansion in Lithuania, factsheet number 94741, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/94741.
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