Restructuring events
European Restructuring Monitor (ERM)
The restructuring events database contains factsheets with data on large-scale restructuring events reported in the principal national media and company websites in each EU Member State. This database was created in 2002.
Inventec Corporation, a Taiwan-based manufacturer of electronics and IT components, has opened its new manufacturing facility in Blučina near the city of Brno, potentially creating around 1,000 new jobs as part of its expansion in Europe.
The modern complex, covering an area of 52,000 square meters, will serve as the company's European centre, consolidating production, logistics and customer services under one roof. The project is considered strategic not only for Inventec, but also for the Czech Republic and the wider European market.
Inventec Corporation is another company following the trend of so-called nearshoring, where many Asian companies are moving production to the Central and Eastern European region. Lower costs, higher qualifications and better availability of workers, as well as the European Union's growing emphasis on local production and cybersecurity also play a role.
Eurofound (2025), Inventec Czech, Reshoring in Czechia, factsheet number 203385, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://dev.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/203385.
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