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Manufacturing Manufacture Of Computer, Electrical Electronic And Optical Products Manufacture Of Electrical Equipment 27 - Manufacture of electrical equipment
600 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
9 July 2007
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
9 July 2007
Description
South Korean firm Sewon ECS has further expanded its production in Slovakia. The company already operated two subsidiaries in Lednické Rovné and in Hnúšťa. Most recently, Sewon ESC has invested around 40 million SKK and created 600 new jobs at a new production plant that was established in Rimavská Sobota in July 2007. According to the company management, further business expansion is foreseen in the next two years.
Sources
10 July 2007: Hospodárske noviny
Citation
Eurofound (2007), Sewon ECS, Business expansion in Slovakia, factsheet number 65615, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/65615.
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