Type
Business expansion
Country
Poland
Region
Centralny; Lodzkie; Miasto Lodz
Location of affected unit(s)
Łodz
Sector
Manufacturing
Manufacture Of Computer, Electrical Electronic And Optical Products
Manufacture Of Electrical Equipment
27 - Manufacture of electrical equipment

1,350 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
7 June 2006
Employment effect (start)
7 June 2006
Foreseen end date
31 December 2006

Description

Procter & Gamble, owner of the Gillette brand, has been investing in Łódź, opening an EUR 120 million blade and razor factory in early June. The new factory presently has a workforce of 650 persons, and is set to grow to 2,000 by the end of 2006.


Sources

  • 7 June 2006: Gazeta Wyborcza

Citation

Eurofound (2006), Gilette, Business expansion in Poland, factsheet number 63650, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/63650.