The restructuring events database contains factsheets with data on large-scale restructuring events reported in the principal national media and company websites in each EU Member State. This database was created in 2002.
Manufacturing (16 - 17) Manufacture of wood and paper materials 16 - 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
200 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
14 April 2014
Employment effect (start)
14 April 2014
Foreseen end date
Description
Kronospan, an Austrian producer of wood products, has announced it will create 200 jobs at its factory in Strzelce Opolskie (the Katowicka Special Economic Zone) in Poland.
The recruitment process has already begun and the company will employ electricians, machine operators, mechanics and administrative staff. The company is also recruiting people with foreign language skills.
Kronospan has been operating in Poland since 1989 and it has units in five locations (Strzelce Opolskie, Pozna?, Szczecinek, Mielec and Pustków). The ERM has previously reported on restructuring events in Kronospan in Poland in 2009 and 2011.
Sources
14 April 2014: Radio Opole
Citation
Eurofound (2014), Kronospan, Business expansion in Poland, factsheet number 76910, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/76910.
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