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Sebes (Alba county, Centre region), Radauti (Suceava county, North-East region) and Comanesti (Bacau county, North-East region)
Sector
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 - Manufacture of wood and of products of wood and cork, except furniture; manufacture of articles of straw and plaiting materials
100 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
18 July 2012
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
31 December 2012
Description
Holzindustrie Schweighofer, an Austrian wood processing company, announced intentions to hire 100 new employees in Romania by the end of 2012.
Currently the group employs 2,300 people in Romania in its three factories located in Sebes (Alba county, Centre region), Radauti (Suceava county, North-East region) and Comanesti (Bacau county, North-East region). 200 of the current employees were hired in 2012.
Sources
19 July 2012: Ziarul Financiar
Citation
Eurofound (2012), Holzindustrie Schweighofer Romania, Business expansion in Romania, factsheet number 73950, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/73950.
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