Drutex

Type
Business expansion
Country
Poland
Region
Makroregion północny; Pomorskie; Słupski
Location of affected unit(s)
Bytów
Sector
Manufacturing
(22 - 23) Manufacture of rubber, plastic and non-metallic minerals
22.2 - Manufacture of plastic products
22.2 - Manufacture of plastic products
300 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
29 July 2016
Employment effect (start)
29 July 2016
Foreseen end date

Description

Polish producer of PCV windows Drutex has announced that it will create between 300 and 400 new jobs at its European Woodwork Centre (Europejskie Centrum Stolarki) in Bytów near Słupsk. The restructuring event is associated with the construction of the second stage of the centre which has been completed. The company plans further expansion of the factory as Drutex is to double its production capacity within next three years.

Drutex has been operating in Poland since 1985; currently the company is the biggest manufacturer of PCV woodwork in Europe employing 2,400 people. European Woodwork Centre in Bytów was launched in 2014.

Sources

  • 29 July 2016: Puls HR

Citation

Eurofound (2016), Drutex, Business expansion in Poland, factsheet number 88328, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/88328.