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Südösterreich; Steiermark; West- und Südsteiermark
Location of affected unit(s)
Lannach in Styria (AT225) and Traun in Upper Austria (AT312)
Sector
Manufacturing Manufacture Of Basic Metal And Fabricated Metal Products Manufacture Of Fabricated Metal Products, Except Machinery And Equipment 25 - Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment
160 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
2 February 2011
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
Description
Internorm International, an Austrian company specialised in windows and doors manufacture, plans to hire 160 additional employees. In 2009 the company had a slight 2% drop in sales, whereas 2010 was more successful with a turnover of EUR 305 million and a 2% increase in sales. About 54% of sales are being exported, mostly to Switzerland, Italy, France, Germany and the new EU Member States. Internorm plans to expand and export products to Scandinavia and the Benelux states. The company manufactured around 900,000 window units in its three production sites in Traun, Sarleinsbach (both Upper Austria) and Lannach (Styria) in 2009. The firm, celebrating 80th birthday this year, will invest EUR 29 million in its production sites, thus creating 60 new jobs in Traun and 100 new jobs in Lannach in the medium term.
Sources
2 February 2011: Wirtschaftsblatt
3 February 2011: meinbezirk.at
19 January 2011: Kleine Zeitung
Citation
Eurofound (2011), Internorm International, Business expansion in Austria, factsheet number 71578, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/71578.
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