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Manufacturing Manufacture Of Chemicals And Pharamceuticals Manufacture Of Chemicals And Chemical Products 20 - Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products
250 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
10 August 2006
Employment effect (start)
21 June 2007
Foreseen end date
Description
Sumimoto Chemical Company, the Japanese chemical group, is establishing a Polish unit, Sumika Electronics Materials Poland. The company announced to invest more than EUR 32 million in construction of two factories in Åysomice by ToruÅ„. These facilities will manufacture LCD components – polarizing film systems and light diffusion panels. The production is to commence in summer 2007, initially employing some 250 people. The number of employees may rise up to 400 by the end of 2008.
Sources
6 November 2006: Puls Biznesu
10 August 2006: Puls Biznesu
Citation
Eurofound (2006), Sumika Electronics Materials Poland, Business expansion in Poland, factsheet number 63915, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/63915.
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