JMT

Type
Business expansion
Country
Slovakia
Region
Slovensko; Západné Slovensko; Trnavský kraj
Location of affected unit(s)
Hlohovec
Sector
Manufacturing
(26 - 27) Manufacture of electrical, electronic and optical products
26 - Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products
26 - Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products
400 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
8 October 2007
Employment effect (start)
1 March 2008
Foreseen end date

Description

JMT, a Korean firm that produces electronic equipment, is to create 400 new jobs in Hlohovec with the development of a new site. The new plant will produce circuit boards for LCD TVs, and employment is due to commence in the plant in March 2008. JMT’s decision to invest in Hlohovec follows multi-national firm Samsung’s decision to construct a site in nearby Voderady. The circuit boards produced by JMT at Hlohovec will be used in the assembly of the televisions produced by Samsung at Voderady.

Sources

  • 8 October 2007: Hospodárske noviny

Citation

Eurofound (2007), JMT, Business expansion in Slovakia, factsheet number 65895, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://dev.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/65895.