BASF

Type
Business expansion
Country
Poland
Region
Makroregion południowo-zachodni; Dolnośląskie; Wrocławski
Location of affected unit(s)
Sroda Slaska
Sector
Manufacturing
(28) Manufacture of machinery and equipment
28.1 - Manufacture of general-purpose machinery
28.11 - Manufacture of engines and turbines, except aircraft, vehicle and cycle engines
400 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
3 March 2014
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date

Description

German chemicals group BASF announced plans to create about 400 jobs at the new plant in Środa Śląska in the Legnica Special Economic Zone. The production of automotive catalytic converters at the new facility is expected to start in July 2014. The investment is worth EUR 150 million.

Founded in 1865, BASF is the largest chemical company in the world. BASF group employs more than 112,000 people. Currently BASF has two factories in Poland (in Śrem near Poznań and Myślenice near Kraków) employing about 370 people.

Sources

  • 3 March 2014: Wirtualny Nowy Przemysł

Citation

Eurofound (2014), BASF, Business expansion in Poland, factsheet number 76718, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/76718.