Maplan to launch Slovakia expansion

Malacky, Slovakia – Austrian elastomer injection moulding machinery maker Maplan is well on the way to opening a new €4.5-million assembly hall in Slovakia.

A formal hall topping-out ceremony was staged at the Malacky site, north of the Slovak capital Bratislava and Maplan is set to open the plant extension at the end of March.

Since 2015, the Kottingbrunn, Austria-based machinery supplier has been manufacturing control cabinets at Malacky industrial park.

The company plans to create another 50 jobs at the Slovakian operation, which currently has a  workforce of around 20.

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