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Manufacturing (29 - 30) Manufacture for transport equipment 29.3 - Manufacture of motor vehicle parts and accessories 29.3 - Manufacture of motor vehicle parts and accessories
150 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
17 February 2009
Employment effect (start)
31 December 2007
Foreseen end date
31 December 2010
Description
Despite the downturn in the automotive industry, Kamax Company announced business expansion in its car components plant in Bardejov in February 2009. The German company will invest 6.9 million euro in order to increase production. The company has asked for state aid amounting to 50% of planned investment, which would create 150 new jobs before the end of 2010.
Sources
23 February 2009: Hospodárske noviny
17 February 2009: SME
Citation
Eurofound (2009), Kamax, Business expansion in Slovakia, factsheet number 64495, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://dev.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/64495.