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Manufacturing Manufacturing Of Machinery And Equipment Manufacture Of Machinery And Equipment N.E.C. 28 - Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.
New offshoring locations
Hungary
200 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
3 November 2008
Employment effect (start)
1 January 2009
Foreseen end date
30 April 2009
Description
Remy International is planning to transfer production from its plant in Świdnica (in the Lower Silesia region) to other facilities, including one in Hungary, in response to high production costs, eliminating more than 200 jobs. The transfer will be effected in phases, beginning in January 2009 and running through late April 2009. Remy International produces and distributes ignition systems, power generation systems, hybrid, engines, and electronic components used in the automotive and railway industries.
Sources
3 November 2008: Polska Agencja Prasowa Webside ()
Citation
Eurofound (2008), Remy International, Offshoring/Delocalisation in Poland, factsheet number 67455, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/67455.
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