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Manufacturing (20 - 21) Manufacture of chemicals and pharmaceuticals 21 - Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations 21 - Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations
280 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
21 November 2006
Employment effect (start)
1 November 2006
Foreseen end date
31 December 2007
Description
The American group Becton Dickinson announced that Becton Dickinson France, specialised in the manufacture of syringes pre-filled for pharmacy and the hospitals, has witnessed an increase in its annual sales turnover above 10% each year. Following this, on 21 November 2006 Becton Dickinson France announced that between November 2006 and December 2007 it will create 280 new jobs in its two French factories in Pont de Claix (Isère) and another one close to Paris. The company currently employs some 1,340 employees in France. Established in France since 1958, the American group is investing 8 million euro in 5,000 square meters of new buildings in Pont de Claix (Isère) which will be operational in 2007.
Sources
21 November 2006: Usine Nouvelle
Citation
Eurofound (2006), Becton Dickinson, Business expansion in France, factsheet number 64492, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/64492.