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 (24 - 25) Manufacture of metals 24.1 - Manufacture of basic iron and steel and of ferro-alloys 24.1 - Manufacture of basic iron and steel and of ferro-alloys
125 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
25 January 2008
Employment effect (start)
1 March 2008
Foreseen end date
31 December 2010
Description
125 employees will be hired by Outokumpu for its Avesta plant over the next three years. The unit, which produces a special type of steel alloy called duplex stainless steel, will increase its finished products capacity from 250 000 to 650 000 tons. The 5 billion SEK (550 million Euro) investment in the unit represents the biggest steel investment in Sweden and the expansion is part of Outokumpu’s strategy to become the most prominent international producer of stainless steel.
Sources
18 September 2007: Svenska Dagbladet
26 January 2008: Dagens Industri
18 September 2007: Dagens Nyheter
Citation
Eurofound (2008), Outokumpu, Business expansion in Sweden, factsheet number 66325, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/66325.
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