The restructuring events database contains factsheets with data on large-scale restructuring events reported in the principal national media and company websites in each EU Member State. This database was created in 2002.
Manufacturing Manufacture Of Basic Metal And Fabricated Metal Products Manufacture Of Fabricated Metal Products, Except Machinery And Equipment 25 - Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment
100 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
23 February 2007
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
Description
Rautaruukki, the Finnish producer of steel structures, plans to increase the capacity of its factory in Oborniki, hiring an additional 100 workers for this purpose. The company also plans to enlarge its service centre, relocating it from Żyrardów to Oborniki; the Żyrardów facility, meanwhile, will be refitted for the production of pre-formed metal sections. Rautaruukki’s Polish operations employ a total of 1,160 people.
Sources
23 February 2007: Rzeczpospolita
26 February 2007: Wirtualny Nowy Przemysł Webside (www.wnp.pl)
Citation
Eurofound (2007), Rautaruukki, Business expansion in Poland, factsheet number 65003, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/65003.
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