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Alföld és Észak; Észak-Alföld; Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg
Location of affected unit(s)
Nyíregyháza
Sector
Manufacturing (32) Other manufacturing 32.4 - Manufacture of games and toys 32.40 - Manufacture of games and toys
300 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
28 September 2023
Employment effect (start)
30 September 2025
Foreseen end date
31 December 2026
Description
Danish toy maker Lego inaugurated new facilities at its Nyíregyháza plant. The investment added new packaging, storage and administrative facilities, which enables the plant to increase its output by 30%. Three 300 new jobs have been created mainly in packaging and storage operations, and the workforce may grow further by several hundred in 2026.
The expansion responds to the rapidly growing demand for the company’s products in international markets. The total investment amounts to approximately €138 million, of which the Hungarian government contributed €11 million as a non-refundable grant.
Lego is the largest employer in the region, with over 4,000 employees at its Nyíregyháza plant.
28 September 2023: Hungarian Investment Promotion Agency (hipa.hu)
Citation
Eurofound (2023), Lego , Business expansion in Hungary, factsheet number 203491, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/203491.
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