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2008-04-22 00:00:00
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BERLIN — Dell Computer, which runs a notebook PC factory in ĹódĹş, Poland, plans to double the production capacity as well as the number of workers, according to Invest in Poland (PAIZ), the state investment promotion agency.
This year, the company expects to open a third production line and begin work on a fourth. The added lines are expected to increase the number of employees to 2,500 from 1,200.
Notebook PC sales are soaring in Central and Eastern Europe. CEE shipments were up 26.7% in 2007, representing $8.3B in sales, according to IDC.
Going forward, Dell also intends to manufacture servers in Lodz.
Dell’s subcontractors and suppliers such as Flextronics and RR Donnelley, manufacturer of keyboards and mice, have followed the company to ĹódĹş, PAIZ reports.
The first computer was assembled at Poland’s Dell factory in November 2007. The firm’s Polish investment is estimated at 200M euros ($310M). Supplier investment is expected to reach an additional 53M euros ($82M). |
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