Hankook Tire Hungary

Type
Business expansion
Country
Hungary
Region
Dunántúl; Közép-Dunántúl; Fejér
Location of affected unit(s)
Rácalmás
Sector
Manufacturing
(22 - 23) Manufacture of rubber, plastic and non-metallic minerals
22.1 - Manufacture of rubber products
22.11 - Manufacture, retreading and rebuilding of rubber tyres and manufacture of tubes
700 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
19 July 2010
Employment effect (start)
19 July 2010
Foreseen end date
31 December 2011

Description

Hankook Tire Hungary is to create 700 jobs in 2010 and 2011. The international tyre company has its European base in Rácalmás (in Central Hungary) and is to recruit 450 workers this year and 250 next year as part of its participation in a state-approved training (NTR) scheme for the unemployed. At the end of the hiring period there should be 1.900 employees at the company in Hungary, as part of a total of 14,000 employees worldwide.

Sources

Citation

Eurofound (2010), Hankook Tire Hungary, Business expansion in Hungary, factsheet number 70719, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/70719.