Olympus

Type
Business expansion
Country
Czechia
Region
Česko; Střední Morava; Olomoucký kraj
Location of affected unit(s)
Přerov
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
150 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
3 February 2010
Employment effect (start)
30 November 2009
Foreseen end date
30 November 2011

Description

Olympus, a Japan-based manufacturer of optics and imaging products, is to create up to 150 jobs within two years in the production of endotherapy devices in Přerov. The company has invested EUR 5.5 million into this new high-technology centre which was open in November 2009.

Sources

  • 3 February 2010: CzechInvest

Citation

Eurofound (2010), Olympus, Business expansion in Czechia, factsheet number 70143, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://dev.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/70143.