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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
31 January 2017
Employment effect (start)
31 January 2017
Foreseen end date
31 March 2018
Description
French car component manufacturer Mecaplast is to hire 100 employees by March 2018. The company has started the construction of a new plant in Mioveni where plastic bumpers will be produced for the new Renault Duster. Founded in 1955, the group designs, develops and manufactures a wide range of plastic car engine and body parts for both local and international customers parts. As of 2017, the company has a total employee base of 6,000 people across 18 countries.
Sources
31 January 2017: 0-100.hotnews.ro
Citation
Eurofound (2017), Mecaplast, Business expansion in Romania, factsheet number 90130, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/90130.
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