Panasonic AVC Networks

Type
Business expansion
Country
Czechia
Region
Česko; Jihozápad; Plzeňský kraj
Location of affected unit(s)
Pilsen
Sector
Manufacturing
(26 - 27) Manufacture of electrical, electronic and optical products
27.9 - Manufacture of other electrical equipment
27.90 - Manufacture of other electrical equipment
2,000 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
2 September 2022
Employment effect (start)
1 April 2023
Foreseen end date
1 January 2026

Description

Panasonic AVC Networks Czech, a Czech subsidiary of the Japanese electronics company, will strengthen the production of heat pumps in its Pilsen site with an investment of € 145 million and hire up to 2,000 workers by 2026. Panasonic wants to increase the annual production capacity to 500 thousand units. Recruitment campaign has been already launched.

The plant in Pilsen, where the production of televisions ceased in March 2022, is currently undergoing renovation. According to the head of company trade unions, Jan Dvořák, there are now about 350 permanent workers and about 100 agency workers in the factory.

The extended production of heat pumps should start as early as April 2023 and further investments and capacity increase will continue until 2026.

Sources

Citation

Eurofound (2022), Panasonic AVC Networks, Business expansion in Czechia, factsheet number 107283, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/107283.