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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
100 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
12 July 2005
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
Description
A major French investor in the Czech Republic, automotive glass producer Saint-Gobain, has launched a new production line in their facility in Hořovice (near Beroun, Central Bohemia). The business expansion with a total investment exceeding €12 million will create at least 100 new jobs. The new plant uses the latest technology to produce high quality automotive glass, especially for luxury vehicles.
Sources
12 July 2005: CzechInvest
Citation
Eurofound (2005), Saint-Gobain Sekurit ČR, Business expansion in Czechia, factsheet number 61986, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/61986.
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