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Alfod es Eszak; Eszak-Alfold; Szabolcs-Szatmar-Bereg
Location of affected unit(s)
NyÃrbátor
Sector
Retail Wholesale Trade, Except Of Motor Vehicles And Motorcycles Wholesale Of Household Goods 46.46 - Wholesale of pharmaceutical goods
600 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
21 September 2007
Employment effect (start)
21 September 2007
Foreseen end date
31 May 2009
Description
Denmarks' medical device manufacturer Coloplast has inaugurated its new manufacturing plant in NyÃrbátor, Northeast Hungary. Coloplast develops, manufactures and markets medical disposables helping people overcome a physical impairment. The 20,000 sq-metre new unit in NyÃrbátor is the Coloplast's second factory in Hungary. Coloplast’s two Hungarian factories will produce €100 million products annually, representing the most significant production capacity of the mother company. The investment will create at least 600 jobs in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg county by spring 2009, production will take place on . Recruitment and training started at the beginning of 2007 in rented buildings in NyÃrbátor and at the 6 year old Tatabánya plant.
Sources
24 September 2007: hrportal.hu
21 September 2007: Budapest Business Journal
Citation
Eurofound (2007), Coloplast, Business expansion in Hungary, factsheet number 65837, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/65837.
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