Wienerberger

Type
Business expansion
Country
Poland
Region
Makroregion południowo-zachodni; Dolnośląskie; Wrocławski
Location of affected unit(s)
Oleśnica
Sector
Manufacturing
(22 - 23) Manufacture of rubber, plastic and non-metallic minerals
23.4 - Manufacture of other porcelain and ceramic products
23.44 - Manufacture of other technical ceramic products
100 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
20 August 2007
Employment effect (start)
1 July 2008
Foreseen end date

Description

Wienerberger, an Austrian firm, are to open a new factory producing ceramic construction materials in Oleśnica that will employ 100. The new site will produce Porotherm bricks, and the choice of location was influenced by the abundance of high-grade clay deposits in the Świętokrzyskie region in which Oleśnica is located. Production is due to commence at the new plant in the second half of 2008.

Sources

  • 20 August 2007: Polska Agencja Informacji i Inwestycji Zagranicznych (www.paiz.gov.pl)

Citation

Eurofound (2007), Wienerberger, Business expansion in Poland, factsheet number 65705, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/65705.