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Manufacturing Manufacture Of Rubber And Plastic Products And Other Non-Metallic Mineral Products Manufacture Of Rubber And Plastic Products 22.29 - Manufacture of other plastic products
100 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
15 September 2017
Employment effect (start)
15 September 2017
Foreseen end date
Description
Polish producer of water filters Dafi Pro, a subsidiary of Formaster group, has announced that it will create over 100 jobs at its new production facility in Bilcza near Kielce (Starachowice Special Economic Zone, Poland). The company has invested PLN 40 million (EUR 9.30million, USD 10.95 million) in the project.
Formaster has been operating in Poland for 30 years; the company specialises in production of water heaters, water filters, filtering cartridges and vacuum containers. Currently, Dafi Pro employs about 350 workers and provides its water solutions to clients in China and countries in Africa and Americas.
Sources
15 September 2017: Puls HR
Citation
Eurofound (2017), Dafi Pro, Business expansion in Poland, factsheet number 92179, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/92179.
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