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Manufacturing Manufacture Of Rubber And Plastic Products And Other Non-Metallic Mineral Products Manufacture Of Other Non-Metallic Mineral Products 23.99 - Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products n.e.c.
200 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
9 October 2014
Employment effect (start)
1 April 2015
Foreseen end date
Description
On 9 October 2014, producer of stone wool Petralana announced that it plans to create up to 200 jobs at its new factory in Bytom. The facility is expected to be operational in April 2015. The company is looking for 160 employees for the production department (e.g. welders, locksmiths, turners, milling machine operators, electrical fitters and production staff) and 40 office staff.Â
Sources
9 October 2014: Portal Samorządowy
Citation
Eurofound (2014), Petralana, Business expansion in Poland, factsheet number 77859, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/77859.
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