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Manufacturing (26 - 27) Manufacture of electrical, electronic and optical products 26.1 - Manufacture of electronic components and boards 26.11 - Manufacture of electronic components
190 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
7 March 2019
Employment effect (start)
1 October 2019
Foreseen end date
Description
The electronics manufacturing services (EMS) company Irituia, a subsidiary of the Norwegian Kitron Group, has announced that it will create 190 jobs at its new factory in Grudziądz. The site, consisting of 8,000 m2, will be located in the Pomeranian Special Economic Zone and is expected to start operating in October 2019.
Kitron was founded in Norway in 1962; currently, the company has 9 production facilities in 7 countries (USA, Norway, Sweden, Germany, China, Poland and Lithuania) employing about 1,700 people. The company supply its products and services to clients operating in defense and aerospace, energy, telecoms, industry, medical services, offshore and marine.
Sources
7 March 2019: Grudziądz Portal Miejski (grudziadz.pl)
Citation
Eurofound (2019), Irituia, Business expansion in Poland, factsheet number 97473, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/97473.