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Makroregion południowo-zachodni; Dolnośląskie; Miasto Wrocław
Location of affected unit(s)
Wrocław
Sector
Mining / Quarrying 07 - Mining of metal ores 07 - Mining of metal ores 07 - Mining of metal ores
2,000 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
22 February 2007
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
Description
Kombinat Górniczo-Hutniczy Miedzi (KGHM), the copper mining and processing group, plans to establish a European Technological Institute in Wrocław. The Institute, modeled after American research and development centres, will study the extraction and processing of copper, rhenium, cobalt, and molybdenum, cooperating with approximately 2,000 scientists and researchers.
Sources
22 February 2007: Rzeczpospolita
Citation
Eurofound (2007), KGHM, Business expansion in Poland, factsheet number 64964, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/64964.