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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
31 July 2018
Employment effect (start)
1 January 2019
Foreseen end date
Description
US polymer windows and doors manufacturer INTUS Windows is to create 100 new jobs in Siauliai in 2019. The company has announced plans to open a production plant in Siauliai and employ up to 600 employees by the end of 2020. The company is currently recruiting 100 specialists in estimating, drafting, IT and 3D modelling who will start working in 2019. Further 500 jobs will be created as soon as the plant starts operating. INTUS Windows is one of the leading suppliers of energy-efficient polymer windows and doors in the US.
Sources
Citation
Eurofound (2018), INTUS Windows, Business expansion in Lithuania, factsheet number 94807, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/94807.
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