Pilkington IGP

Type
Business expansion
Country
Poland
Region
Makroregion wschodni; Podlaskie; Białostocki
Location of affected unit(s)
Białystok
Sector
Manufacturing
(22 - 23) Manufacture of rubber, plastic and non-metallic minerals
23.1 - Manufacture of glass and glass products
23.1 - Manufacture of glass and glass products
200 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
13 February 2018
Employment effect (start)
31 August 2018
Foreseen end date

Description

Japanese glass producer Pilkington IGP, has announced that it will create 200 jobs at its new factory in Białystok. The factory is expected to be operational by the end of August 2018, and will be equipped with four double glazing lines as well as glass-cutting systems. It will be constructed by Panattoni and will have an area of over 10,000 m2. Pilkington is expecting to invest more in Poland in the future.

Pilkington Automotive belongs to NSG Group, which has been operating in Poland since 1993. The company has production facilities in Kraków, Skierniewice, Białystok, Wrocław, Bydgoszcz, Ostrołęka and Szczecin. The company is specialised in the production of toughened glass, enameled glass and screen printed glass.

Sources

  • 13 February 2018: Puls Biznesu

Citation

Eurofound (2018), Pilkington IGP, Business expansion in Poland, factsheet number 93526, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/93526.