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Manufacturing (13 - 15) Manufacture of textiles, apparel and leather 13.9 - Manufacture of other textiles 13.9 - Manufacture of other textiles
200 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
22 March 2006
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
Description
Sopp, a German manufacturer of ribbons and other decorative items, has embarked on construction of a second Polish factory in Kamienna Góra. The investment, with a value of at least 5 million PLN, will create 200 jobs. Sopp has been operating in Poland since 2000, and its existing facility in Kamienna Góra employs 400 people.
According to the information of 28.05.2007. the company employs 500 people and plans to employ 200 new workers.
Sources
22 March 2006: Puls Biznesu
28 May 2007: Polska Agencja Informacji i Inwestycji Zagranicznych Websie
Eurofound (2006), Sopp, Business expansion in Poland, factsheet number 63281, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/63281.