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 Rubber And Plastic Products And Other Non-Metallic Mineral Products Manufacture Of Rubber And Plastic Products 22 - Manufacture of rubber and plastic products
160 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
15 November 2007
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
Description
Etimex, a German supplier of rubber and plastic parts for automotive and appliance manufacturers, is to create 160 new jobs in the industrial zone of the city of Hranice with the development of a new site. The new site will produce plastic components for appliances manufactured by the firm Miele. As of November 2007, there is no information on when employment at the site will commence.
Sources
15 November 2007: Hospodárske noviny
Citation
Eurofound (2007), Etimex, Business expansion in Czechia, factsheet number 66021, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/66021.
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