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Manufacturing Manufacture Of Chemicals And Pharamceuticals Manufacture Of Chemicals And Chemical Products 20.59 - Manufacture of other chemical products n.e.c.
250 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
17 July 2017
Employment effect (start)
17 July 2017
Foreseen end date
31 December 2018
Description
On 17 July 2017, GEKA, producer of application systems for liquid colour cosmetics and beauty accessories, announced it will create 250 jobs in Bechhofen, Germany.
GEKA is a subsidiary of Sulzer, a Swiss industrial-engineering company.
In addition to expanding the workforce, the company seeks to increase the manufacturing space in Bechhofen by 12,000 square metres, which GEKA says will double the capacity of the site. Construction is expected to start in 2017 and end in 2018.
GEKA employs about 900 staff members worldwide.
Sources
17 July 2017: Romandie
17 July 2017: GEKA press release
19 July 2017: globalcosmeticsnews.com
Citation
Eurofound (2017), GEKA, Business expansion in Germany, factsheet number 91640, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/91640.
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