NGK Corporation

Type
Business expansion
Country
Poland
Region
Makroregion południowy; Śląskie;
Location of affected unit(s)
Sector
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
1,000 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
28 January 2005
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
31 December 2005

Description

Japanese producer of silicon carbide diesel particulate filters NGK Ceramics Polska expands its investment in Poland. The total value of the investment in the Gliwice plant will exceed € 150 million. Thanks to the new project new jobs will be created and thus employment in the factory will exceed 1,000 people at the end of 2005.

The production of Silicon Carbide Diesel Particulate Filter is directed mostly at European automotive suppliers, such as German automotive OEM manufacturers.

Sources

  • 13 April 2005: Polish Information and Foreign Investment Agency
  • 28 January 2005: Rzeczpospolita

Citation

Eurofound (2005), NGK Corporation, Business expansion in Poland, factsheet number 61093, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/61093.