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Manufacturing Manufacture For Transport Equipment Manufacture Of Other Transport Equipment 30 - Manufacture of other transport equipment
150 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
20 May 2008
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
31 December 2009
Description
Slovak-Austrian Comar International Company will expand its business in Komárno. Comar International produces bulk containers for freightliner service. According to technical and economic manager of the company, Jozef Krocsany, current production capacities are insufficient for increasing customer demands in fast developing transport service market. Company management decided to invest about SKK 120 million in production plant in industrial zone in Komárno-Hadovce. New investment is aimed at development of technology and extension of store capacities. Management intends to increase the production volume by 200%, and produce about 20,000 containers per year. About 150 new jobs will be created there till the end of 2009.
Sources
20 May 2008: Hospodárske noviny
Citation
Eurofound (2008), Comar International, Business expansion in Slovakia, factsheet number 66719, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/66719.
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