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Manufacturing Manufacture Of Rubber And Plastic Products And Other Non-Metallic Mineral Products Manufacture Of Other Non-Metallic Mineral Products 23.42 - Manufacture of ceramic sanitary fixtures
120 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
14 January 2016
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
31 December 2016
Description
Alca PLAST, a Czech producer of sanitation equipment, is to set up a new production hall at its Břeclav site, which will gradually create 120 new jobs. The construction is scheduled to be finished during 2016 and the new jobs will be available over this year.
Alca PLAST was founded in 1998 as a private Czech company. It currently has six subsidiaries abroad and exports to more than 40 countries. Alca PLAST is the largest manufacturer of sanitary ware in Central and Eastern Europe.
Sources
14 January 2016: Hospodárske noviny
Citation
Eurofound (2016), Alca PLAST, Business expansion in Czechia, factsheet number 86126, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/86126.
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