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Manufacturing (26 - 27) Manufacture of electrical, electronic and optical products 26 - Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 26 - Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products
108 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
29 March 2011
Employment effect (start)
30 November 2011
Foreseen end date
Description
Solar Energy Systems is to build a solar panel manufacturing plant in Komló (Hungary) which will employ 108 people. The investment is about HUF 1,2 billion (EUR 400 million) on 1400 ha in the industrial area of Komló.
The production of the 140, 230 and 270 watt solar panels will be started in the beginning of December 2011. The forecasted turnover is about EUR 4 Million in a year.
They will primarily target the German market with their products.
Sources
25 July 2011: Stop.hu
29 March 2011: Metropol
29 March 2011: Zöldtech
1 August 2011: Vállalkozói Negyed
Citation
Eurofound (2011), Solar Energy Systems, Business expansion in Hungary, factsheet number 71814, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/71814.
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