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Manufacturing Manufacture Of Rubber And Plastic Products And Other Non-Metallic Mineral Products Manufacture Of Other Non-Metallic Mineral Products 23.1 - Manufacture of glass and glass products
100 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
30 January 2021
Employment effect (start)
30 January 2021
Foreseen end date
Description
Japanese glass producer Pilkington IGP has announced that it will create about 100 new jobs at its production facility in Ostrołęka.
The company is expanding the factory which allows to double the workforce and increase production capacity. The investment includes the expansion of production hall as well as office and social space within the factory. In total, the unit is expected to consist of almost 10,000 square meters. The recruitment process has already started; currently, the company is looking for machine operators, quality controllers, maintenance staff, customer service staff, shipping staff and production preparation employees.
Pilkington IGP belongs to NSG Group, which has been operating in Poland since 1993. The company has production facilities in Kraków, Skierniewice, Białystok, Wrocław, Bydgoszcz, Ostrołęka and Szczecin. The company is specialised in the production of toughened glass, enamelled glass and screen-printed glass.
Eurofound (2021), Pilkington IGP, Business expansion in Poland, factsheet number 103363, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/103363.
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