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Manufacturing (29 - 30) Manufacture for transport equipment 29.3 - Manufacture of motor vehicle parts and accessories 29.3 - Manufacture of motor vehicle parts and accessories
300 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
29 March 2023
Employment effect (start)
29 March 2023
Foreseen end date
Description
Kongsberg Automotive, the automotive parts manufacturer, has opened a new plant in Brześć Kujawski, creating 300 new jobs.
The establishment of the KA plant in Brześć is part of the company's strategy to grow its FCS business in Europe by 75 percent over the next five years; the company is currently looking for quality, process and continuous improvement engineers and quality management system specialists.
Kongsberg Automotive Holding ASA is an automotive parts manufacturer founded in Kongsberg, Norway with headquarters in Zurich, Switzerland. The company produces a broad range of parts with production plants throughout the world.
Eurofound (2023), Kongsberg Automotive, Business expansion in Poland, factsheet number 108800, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/108800.
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