The restructuring events database contains factsheets with data on large-scale restructuring events reported in the principal national media and company websites in each EU Member State. This database was created in 2002.
Manufacturing Manufacture Of Wood And Paper Materials Manufacture Of Paper And Paper Products 17 - Manufacture of paper and paper products
100 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
30 October 2010
Employment effect (start)
1 January 2011
Foreseen end date
31 December 2012
Description
On 30 October, 2010, pulp and paper manufacturer Weyerhaeuser announced plans to build a new plant in Gdańsk in 2011 and recruit 100 workers. About 250 temporary jobs will be created for the construction of the factory. The plant will launch production by 2012. Weyerhaeuser is one of the largest pulp and paper companies in the world. The company is operating in 10 countries over the world and employs 14,000 people. The company was founded in USA in 1990.
Sources
30 October 2010: Investmap.pl ()
Citation
Eurofound (2010), Weyerhaeuser Poland, Business expansion in Poland, factsheet number 71156, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/71156.
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