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 Chemicals And Pharamceuticals Manufacture Of Basic Pharmaceutical Products And Pharmaceutical Preparations 21 - Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations
100 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
16 May 2008
Employment effect (start)
16 May 2008
Foreseen end date
Description
Pharmaceutical company Lek has opened a new Quality Control Centre in Ljubljana which will employ more than 100 people. The new Centre provides sufficient capacities for a planned expansion of the production of solid dosage forms and sterile pharmaceutical products at Lek and is intended to support the growth of Swiss-based Sandoz’ sales and manufacture. The new centre which cost about EUR 5.6 million will house one of the three Sandoz’ EU Competence Centres.
Sources
16 May 2008: Finance
Citation
Eurofound (2008), Lek, Business expansion in Slovenia, factsheet number 66637, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/66637.
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