Type
Business expansion
Country
Poland
Region
Poludniowy; Slaskie; Rybnicko-jastrzebski
Location of affected unit(s)
Dębieńsko
Sector
Mining / Quarrying
Mining And Quarrying
Mining Of Coal And Lignite
05 - Mining of coal and lignite

3,000 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
17 June 2008
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
31 December 2013

Description

In February 2008 Karbonia PL, a subsidiary of New World Resources (NWR), a Dutch energy holding company, applied for licence to mine coal in Dębieńsko. NWR expects to start construction of a new coal mine in 2008 and continue for five years. The mine is expected to create 3,000 new jobs and produce 4 million tons of coal a year.


Sources

  • 17 June 2008: Rzeczpospolita

Citation

Eurofound (2008), Karbonia PL, Business expansion in Poland, factsheet number 66747, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/66747.