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(10 - 33) Manufacturing (26 - 27) Manufacture of electrical, electronic and optical products 27 - Manufacture of electrical equipment 27.11 - Manufacture of electric motors, generators and transformers
122 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
25 July 2025
Employment effect (start)
25 July 2025
Foreseen end date
Description
Furniture component producer J-STAR MOTION, the Hungarian subsidiary of the China-based Jiecang Group, has officially launched its new production and logistics facility in Kaposvár, Southern Transdanubia. The Kaposvár site is the Chinese conglomerate’s first plant in Europe.
At full capacity, the facility will employ 200 people, meaning around 120 workers will be added to the initial staff of 78.
The plant will produce linear hydraulic systems used in furniture production and medical applications. Most of the output is expected to be exported to Germany, Czechia, and other European countries.
The investment totalled €60 million.
Sources
25 July 2025: Hungarian Investment Promotion Agency (hipa.hu)
Eurofound (2025), J-star motion, Business expansion in Hungary, factsheet number 203141, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://dev.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/203141.
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