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Manufacturing (29 - 30) Manufacture for transport equipment 29.3 - Manufacture of motor vehicle parts and accessories 29.32 - Manufacture of other parts and accessories for motor vehicles
500 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
14 July 2016
Employment effect (start)
1 September 2016
Foreseen end date
Description
American producer of automotive components Henniges Automotive has announced that it will create over 500 jobs at its new plant in Prudnik in the next five years . The factory is expected to be opened on 1st September 2016 on the premises of the former Frotex plant. The project of the company has been supported by the Investor and Exporter Assistance Centre operating at the Opole Centre for Economic Development.
Henniges Automotive is a leading global supplier of engineered sealing and anti-vibration components for the automotive industry. The company employs 7,700 people worldwide.
Sources
14 July 2016: Puls HR
Citation
Eurofound (2016), Henniges Automotive, Business expansion in Poland, factsheet number 88309, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/88309.
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