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Manufacturing Manufacture Of Computer, Electrical Electronic And Optical Products Manufacture Of Electrical Equipment 27.31 - Manufacture of fibre optic cables
100 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
4 October 2022
Employment effect (start)
4 October 2022
Foreseen end date
31 December 2022
Description
Lumentum, the US manufacturer of optical and photonic products for optical networking and laser applications, has opened a new production unit and created over 100 jobs.
It is Lamentum's second production unit in the Slovenian town of Å kofljica, but the company is already planning further development. The construction of a third building nearby will facilitate the expansion of production capacity; a new centre will develop laser components other than optical fibres to be manufactured in Å kofljica.
Most of the company's production is sent to Lamentum in Thailand, where the assembled lasers are sold to Amada, a Japanese manufacturer of cutting and metal-making machines.
Eurofound (2022), Lumentum, Business expansion in Slovenia, factsheet number 108084, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/108084.
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