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 Manufacture Of Rubber And Plastic Products And Other Non-Metallic Mineral Products Manufacture Of Rubber And Plastic Products 22.11 - Manufacture of rubber tyres and tubes; retreading and rebuilding of rubber tyres
170 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
7 November 2015
Employment effect (start)
7 November 2015
Foreseen end date
Description
The multinational company Bridgestone Corporation, one of the biggest tyres and rubber producer in the world, has announced the creation of 170 new jobs at its factory of tyres in Stargard (Pomeranian Special Economic Zone). The company has officially launched a second production line. The factory can now make 360 tyres for trucks and busses and 1700 treads per day.
The company has invested EUR 120 million, partly covered by a government grant. Bridgestone has 4 factories in Poland (in Poznań, Wolsztyn, Żarów, Stargard). The factory in Stargard has been in operation since May 2009.
Sources
7 November 2015: Strefa Biznesu
Citation
Eurofound (2015), Bridgestone Corporation, Business expansion in Poland, factsheet number 85797, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/85797.
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