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Manufacturing (20 - 21) Manufacture of chemicals and pharmaceuticals 21 - Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations 21 - Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations
150 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
13 April 2005
Employment effect (start)
1 January 2007
Foreseen end date
Description
The pharmaceutical group Johnson & Johnson will develop a new European distribution centre in Courcelles, aiming at centralising the distribution of medical tools. The €30 million investment will allow the creation of 150 jobs in the first phase. It is not excluded that other job creations will occur within a 4 year frame following the opening. The centre should be up and running from 2007.
Sources
13 April 2005: Les Echos
Citation
Eurofound (2005), Johnson & Johnson, Business expansion in Belgium, factsheet number 61484, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/61484.