Lenovo Technology

Type
Business expansion
Country
Poland
Region
Makroregion południowo-zachodni; Dolnośląskie; Legnicko-głogowski
Location of affected unit(s)
Legnickie Pole
Sector
Manufacturing
(26 - 27) Manufacture of electrical, electronic and optical products
26 - Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products
26 - Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products
1,200 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
22 November 2007
Employment effect (start)
18 August 2008
Foreseen end date

Description

Lenovo Technology, a Chinese computer manufacturer, has announced that it is to create 1,200 new jobs in Legnickie Pole with the development of a new site. The new site will produce computers, and will involve an investment of 16 million EUR. As of August 2008, employment at the new site has commenced; however there is no information on when the new jobs will be created by. The decision to invest in Legnickie Pole follows an initial decision by the firm to construct the plant in Krzywa that has now been abandoned.

Sources

  • 18 August 2008: Wirtualny Nowy Przemysł Webside
  • 22 November 2007: Puls Biznesu

Citation

Eurofound (2007), Lenovo Technology, Business expansion in Poland, factsheet number 66040, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/66040.