LIMA plast

Type
Offshoring/Delocalisation
Country
Czechia
Region
Česko; Jihovýchod; Jihomoravský kraj
Location of affected unit(s)
Dubňany
Sector
Manufacturing
(22 - 23) Manufacture of rubber, plastic and non-metallic minerals
22 - Manufacture of rubber and plastic products
22 - Manufacture of rubber and plastic products
New offshoring locations
Poland
120 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
25 November 2009
Employment effect (start)
30 November 2009
Foreseen end date

Description

LIMA plast, a Czech traditional producer of PVC windows and doors, has announced 120 dismissals with the closure of Dubňany plant due to economic downturn. The production will be moved to Poland where production and labour costs are lower. In Poland, every entrepreneur is given 10 year tax holiday and subsidy amounting to PLN 18,000 per one new job created.

Sources

  • 25 November 2009: Hospodárske noviny

Citation

Eurofound (2009), LIMA plast, Offshoring/Delocalisation in Czechia, factsheet number 69891, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/69891.