Unilever

Type
Business expansion
Country
Poland
Region
Makroregion północny; Kujawsko-pomorskie; Bydgosko-toruński
Location of affected unit(s)
Bydgoszcz
Sector
Manufacturing
(20 - 21) Manufacture of chemicals and pharmaceuticals
20.4 - Manufacture of washing, cleaning and polishing preparations
20.41 - Manufacture of soap and detergents, cleaning and polishing preparations
100 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
8 February 2012
Employment effect (start)
8 February 2012
Foreseen end date
31 January 2013

Description

Unilever, a multinational consumer goods company, announced plans to hire 100 people in the factory in Bydgoszcz, which is currently being expanded. The new departments are expected to be operational in the beginning of 2013, but the company has already started to recruit employees.

The president of the company, Marek Głowski, explained the employment strategy and stated that hiring started now in order to have qualified staff available as soon as the plant is operational.

Unilever plans to invest 20 mln EURO (approx. 84 mln PLN). The unit in Bydgoszcz, which produces cosmetics and household chemicals, employs 590 people.

Sources

  • 8 February 2012: Gazeta Wyborcza ()

Citation

Eurofound (2012), Unilever, Business expansion in Poland, factsheet number 73091, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/73091.