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Manufacturing Manufacture Of Computer, Electrical Electronic And Optical Products Manufacture Of Computer, Electronic And Optical Products 26 - Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products
200 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
16 December 2010
Employment effect (start)
16 December 2010
Foreseen end date
Description
Pearl Stream, a German-Korean company, announced plans to open a new factory in Strzelce Opolskie, which will start production in April 2011. The company started a recruitment process of 200 employees in December 2010. Pearl Stream plans to invest 30 million PLN (over 7 million EUR) within 3 years. The plant will produce electrical components mainly for electronics industry - the most significant customers will be companies grouped within LG Cluster in Kobierzyce in the Special Economic Zone of Wałbrzych.
Sources
16 December 2010: Puls Biznesu
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Citation
Eurofound (2010), Pearl Stream, Business expansion in Poland, factsheet number 71643, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/71643.
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