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Manufacturing Manufacture For Transport Equipment Manufacture Of Motor Vehicles, Trailers And Semi-Trailers 29.32 - Manufacture of other parts and accessories for motor vehicles
250 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
14 December 2018
Employment effect (start)
14 December 2018
Foreseen end date
Description
Italian producer of filtration solutions UFI Filters has announced that it will create 250 jobs at its new production facility in Opole. The unit, located in the Wałbrzych Special Economic Zone, will produce aluminium heat exchangers for cars. The production is expected to be launched in June 2019.
UFI Filters was founded in 1971; it develops filtration technology for a wide range of sectors, including automotive, aerospace and marine. The company operates in 16 countries and employs about 4,000 people worldwide.
Sources
Citation
Eurofound (2018), UFI Filters, Business expansion in Poland, factsheet number 96239, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/96239.
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