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Manufacturing (29 - 30) Manufacture for transport equipment 29.3 - Manufacture of motor vehicle parts and accessories 29.3 - Manufacture of motor vehicle parts and accessories
180 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
29 October 2009
Employment effect (start)
1 January 2010
Foreseen end date
Description
On 29 October 2009, SGL and BMW announced a joint venture which will create 180 jobs. The carbon materials manufacturer and automobile producer will create two new production sites in Germany and North America. Construction of the production plants is to begin in 2010. The sites will manufacture carbon fibres to be used in the automotive industry.
Sources
5 November 2009: Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung
Citation
Eurofound (2009), SGL/BMW, Business expansion in World, factsheet number 69808, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/69808.