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Manufacturing Manufacture For Transport Equipment Manufacture Of Motor Vehicles, Trailers And Semi-Trailers 29.32 - Manufacture of other parts and accessories for motor vehicles
100 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
21 July 2016
Employment effect (start)
21 July 2016
Foreseen end date
Description
American producer of steering system components Global Steering Systems (GSS) has announced that it will create more jobs at its just opened factory in Opole than it initially declared in January 2016. Currently, the company plans to create 200 positions meaning that 100 additional employees will be hired. The company has invested PLN 27m (EUR 6.20m USD 6.92m); the facility is located in the Wałbrzych Special Economic Zone. The plant will supply components to European clients such as Ford and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles.
Sources
21 July 2016: Wirtualnay Nowy Przemysł
Citation
Eurofound (2016), Global Steering Systems, Business expansion in Poland, factsheet number 88311, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/88311.
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