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Manufacturing Manufacture Of Chemicals And Pharamceuticals Manufacture Of Chemicals And Chemical Products 20.4 - Manufacture of soap and detergents, cleaning and polishing preparations, perfumes and toilet preparations
170 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
11 December 2017
Employment effect (start)
1 July 2018
Foreseen end date
Description
Belgian producer of personal hygiene products Ontex has announced that it will create 170 jobs at its new production facility in Radomsko (Łódź Special Economic Zone, Poland). The factory, with a space of over 26,000 m2, is expected to be operational in July 2018. The company is planning to invest EUR 40 million in the project. 170 jobs will be created at the first stage of the investment.
Ontex was founded in Belgium in 1979. The company has 20 production facilities and seven research and development centres. Its products are distributed in more than 110 countries worldwide.
Sources
11 December 2017: Puls HR
Citation
Eurofound (2017), Ontex, Business expansion in Poland, factsheet number 92847, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/92847.
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