| NOTE Lays Off 124 in Sweden |
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| Tuesday, 15 January 2008 06:01 | |||
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STOCKHOLM – NOTE, one of Europe’s largest EMS providers, is laying off 124 employees across four locations in Sweden. The company recently opened plants in China and Poland, and will relocate some of its production from its plants in Skellefteå, Norrtälje, Skänninge and Lund. “We increased our production capacity further last autumn by starting up joint venture plants with Philippine EMS provider Ionics EMS in China and Fideltronik in Poland,” said Arne Forslund, CEO and president.
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