Lenovo

Type
Business expansion
Country
Poland
Region
Makroregion wschodni; Podlaskie; Łomżyński
Location of affected unit(s)
Krzywa
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
500 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
11 January 2007
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date

Description

The Chinese company Lenovo plans to build a computer assembly plant in the Legnica Special Economic Area, most likely in Krzywa. The PLN 45 million plant will employ between 500 and 800 people. In 2005, Lenovo acquired the personal computers division of IBM. According to the information of 2007.11.22 the company have decided to locate the plant not in Krzywa but in Legnickie Pole. Subsequently, no jobs will be created in Krzywa.

Sources

  • 11 January 2007: Puls Biznesu

Citation

Eurofound (2007), Lenovo, Business expansion in Poland, factsheet number 64743, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://dev.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/64743.