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Manufacturing Manufacture Of Rubber And Plastic Products And Other Non-Metallic Mineral Products Manufacture Of Rubber And Plastic Products 22 - Manufacture of rubber and plastic products
180 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
16 May 2011
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
31 December 2011
Description
Nifco Korea Poland, a producer of industrial plastic parts and components, announced plans to hire 180 employees for its new factory. The company expects that the plant, which is currently being built in Żory (the Katowice Special Economic Zone), will be operational in December 2011.
Nifco is hiring employees for its production department, as well as for managerial and administrative departments. The factory will supply its products to cooperating companies in Poland, Czech Republic and Slovenia.
Nifco Korea Poland is part of the multinational corporation Nifco, which was founded in 1967. The company is operating in Asia, Europe and the US.
Sources
16 May 2011: Nasze Miasto
Citation
Eurofound (2011), Nifco Korea Poland, Business expansion in Poland, factsheet number 72578, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/72578.
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