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Manufacturing (26 - 27) Manufacture of electrical, electronic and optical products 27 - Manufacture of electrical equipment 27 - Manufacture of electrical equipment
700 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
1 October 2008
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
31 March 2010
Description
On 1 October 2008, the French group Alstom, manufacturer of equipment for power generation and rail transport, announced an investment of 20 million EUR in a new plant in south of Bucharest. The new plant, which will be operational in approximately 18 months, will create 700 new jobs. With this expansion, the company expects to double its turnover over the next six years.
Sources
2 October 2008: Ziarul Financiar
Citation
Eurofound (2008), Alstom, Business expansion in Romania, factsheet number 67301, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://dev.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/67301.