Morpol

Type
Business expansion
Country
Poland
Region
Makroregion północny; Pomorskie; Słupski
Location of affected unit(s)
Duninowo
Sector
Manufacturing
(10 - 11) Manufacture of food and beverage
10.2 - Processing and preserving of fish, crustaceans and molluscs
10.20 - Processing and preserving of fish, crustaceans and molluscs
300 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
3 October 2016
Employment effect (start)
3 October 2016
Foreseen end date

Description

Polish fish processing company Morpol has announced that it will create 300 new jobs at its unit in Duninowo near Ustka. The company has already launched a new production hall; the investment is a part of company’s strategy which envisages an increase of employment and production capacity as well as improvement of work safety and reducing the environmental impact.

Morpol was founded in 1996 in Ustka. Since 2013, the company is a part of Marine Harvest ASA, a world leader in salmon farming and one of the world’s largest seafood companies. Currently, Morpol employs 3,900 workers.

Sources

  • 3 October 2016: Strefa Biznesu

Citation

Eurofound (2016), Morpol, Business expansion in Poland, factsheet number 88863, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/88863.