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Manufacturing Manufacture For Transport Equipment Manufacture Of Motor Vehicles, Trailers And Semi-Trailers 29.31 - Manufacture of electrical and electronic equipment for motor vehicles
190 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
24 April 2017
Employment effect (start)
24 April 2017
Foreseen end date
Description
Korean manufacturer of optical components SEKONIX Poland has announced the creation of 100 jobs at its newly opened factory in Żory (Katowice Special Economic Zone, Poland). In total, the company plans to create 190 jobs at the factory. The investment is worth PLN 62 million (EUR 14.76 million, USD 16.18 million).
SEKONIXÂ produces optical components (e.g. cameras, lenses. LED modules) for the automotive industry.
The factory in Żory supplies optical modules for Tuscon and Sportage models to Hyundai Mobis and other manufactures.
Sources
24 April 2017: Strefa Biznesu
Citation
Eurofound (2017), SEKONIX Poland, Business expansion in Poland, factsheet number 90840, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/90840.
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