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.
Hong Kong-based electronic charger and power supply manufacturer Ten Pao opened its new production plant and connecting office units in Misckolc, northern Hungary. Operating with a 17-strong staff since July, the 2,600 square meter factory will create 300 new jobs. Targeting a USD 100 million (EUR 85.2 million) production output by 2021, the factory will produce charging units, printed circuits and automatic switches.
Ten Pao, with the first step of a HUF 4.5 billion (EUR 14.6 million) investment, chose Miskolc for the location of its first non-Asian facility as most of its partners are based in Hungary.
Eurofound (2017), Ten Pao, Business expansion in Hungary, factsheet number 92328, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://dev.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/92328.
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