Type
Business expansion
Country
Poland
Region
Poludniowy; Slaskie; Centralny slaski
Location of affected unit(s)
Katowice
Sector
Manufacturing
Manufacturing Of Machinery And Equipment
Manufacture Of Machinery And Equipment N.E.C.
28 - Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.

100 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
26 January 2011
Employment effect (start)
4 February 2011
Foreseen end date

Description

On 26 January 2011, mining equipment manufacturer Famur announced that  it will open a new factory in the Katowice Special Economic Zone on 4 February 2011. This business expansion will create 100 new jobs.

It is one of the largest investments in the industrial sector in Poland in recent years - the whole investment will be of over EUR 35 million (the company received over EUR 10.8 million from European funds).


Sources

  • 26 January 2011: Rzeczpospolita ()

Citation

Eurofound (2011), Famur, Business expansion in Poland, factsheet number 71522, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/71522.