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Manufacturing Manufacture Of Basic Metal And Fabricated Metal Products Manufacture Of Basic Metals 24.42 - Aluminium production
100 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
26 August 2020
Employment effect (start)
26 August 2020
Foreseen end date
Description
Norwegian producer of extruded aluminium profiles Hydro Extrusion Poland, a subsidiary of Hydro Extruded Solutions (Hydro), has announced that it will create about 100 new jobs at its production facility in Łódź, Poland. The company is looking for production staff, maintenance and automation specialists. The programme is associated with the company’s plans to launch a new production line at the site.
Hydro Extruded Solutions was founded in 1963 in Oslo, Norway. Hydro is one of the largest global providers of aluminium extrusion-based solutions with 140 production sites in more than 40 countries. Hydro specializes in the production of aluminium components for the automotive industry. Currently, the company employs about 22,200 people worldwide, including 580 employees in the city of Łódź, Poland.
Eurofound (2020), Hydro Extrusion Poland, Business expansion in Poland, factsheet number 101623, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/101623.
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