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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
140 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
6 May 2005
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
Description
Kirchhoff Poland Assembly company, which cooperates with Opel, is building in the Katowice Special Economic Zone, a plant producing elements of mudguards, doors and other car parts. Kirchhof will invest PLN 37 million. The decision to construct the new plant in Gliwice followed the new contract with General Motors, according to which Kirchhoff will manufacture appliances for Opel Zefira. The project is in an advanced stage with the construction works to be concluded by the end of August 2005.
Sources
18 May 2005: The Polish Information and Foreign Investment Agency
6 May 2005: Rzeczpospolita
Citation
Eurofound (2005), Kirchhoff Polska Assembly, Business expansion in Poland, factsheet number 61540, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/61540.