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Manufacturing Manufacture For Transport Equipment Manufacture Of Motor Vehicles, Trailers And Semi-Trailers 29.3 - Manufacture of parts and accessories for motor vehicles
155 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
9 February 2005
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
31 December 2005
Description
Gumotex Automotive, a subsidiary of Gumotex a.s. Břeclav – the largest Czech manufacturer and provider of polyurethane-based foams, intends to open a new plant in Most in May 2005. The company, producing a wide range of automotive interior parts (filler for car seats, head rests, sun visors), will create 155 jobs by the end of 2005. The number of applicants for new jobs has been increasing at a rate of 20 to 30 per day and has recently reached a total of 320 applicants. The region of Most has the highest unemployment rate in the Czech Republic (23,3%).
Sources
9 February 2005: Hospodárske noviny
Citation
Eurofound (2005), Gumotex Automotive, Business expansion in Czechia, factsheet number 61115, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/61115.
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