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 Wood And Of Products Of Wood And Cork, Except Furniture; Manufacture Of Articles Of Straw And Plaiting Materials 16.21 - Manufacture of veneer sheets and wood-based panels
300 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
13 January 2011
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
31 December 2011
Description
The company, Bukoza Invest in Hencovce, which produces tailored office furniture, announced plans to recruit 300 new workers by the end of 2011. The company is launching new production lines for powdered and microcrystal cellulose. According to the company press release, the new development projects are designed to increase business diversication and competitiveness in order to move up the value-added chain of production.
Sources
13 January 2011: Hospodárske noviny
Citation
Eurofound (2011), Bukóza Invest, Business expansion in Slovakia, factsheet number 71792, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/71792.
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