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Manufacturing Manufacturing Of Machinery And Equipment Manufacture Of Machinery And Equipment N.E.C. 28.96 - Manufacture of plastics and rubber machinery
400 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
4 November 2016
Employment effect (start)
1 June 2017
Foreseen end date
Description
Dutch provider of machines for the tyre industry VMI Poland has announced that it will create almost 400 jobs at its new production facility in Leszno. The unit is expected to be operational in June 2017. The factory will produce machines for the tyre industry. The company will look for electricians, mechanists, mechatronics staff, programmers and warehouse staff.
VMI Poland is a part of VMI Group, which provides machines to production of tyres, cans, rubber and care products. The group employs more than 1,200 people around the world, with factories in the Netherlands, Germany, the USA, China, Brazil and Poland. VMI has been operating in Poland since 2015.
Sources
4 November 2016: Forsal
Citation
Eurofound (2016), VMI Poland, Business expansion in Poland, factsheet number 89140, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/89140.
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