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K>MOBIL 31 // KIRCHHOFF Automotive Plants: Foreign investments
Small picture above: current size
of plant 1 KIRCHHOFF Polska in
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Mielec
Small picture below: illustration
of the planned size of plant 1 in
Mielec after extension at the end
of 2008
Our Polish plants are getting stronger
More than 1,000 employees work at our two
Polish plants, Mielec und Gliwice. Sales revenues
for 2007 totaled over 126 million euros.
In 2008 production volumes in the Polish plants are
going to increase by approximately 10 %. The development
strategies employed at the two plants,
however, differ a great deal from one another.
Work at the KIRCHHOFF Polska plant in Mielec is
clearly focused on its own press shop and tool shop.
According to predictions, the Mielec plant is to
surpass the 100-million-euro sales mark within the
next few years.
In 2008 two new transfer presses are going to be
installed in Mielec, mainly to serve the GM Delta
project. Furthermore, additional automatic presses
for progressive dies and a 1,000-ton mechanical
press for stamping high-strength steel will also be
integrated. These investments make it necessary to
expand the existing production areas and comprehensively
reorganize the Mielec plants. Construction
work already began in April 2008. It is to be
completed by the end of July 2008 in order to carry
out the reorganization and set up the machines
during the summer shutdown.
After all of these steps have been completed an
additional 5,100 m 2 of production space will be
available.
Plant 2 in Gliwice is also due to be enlarged. However,
a completely different development strategy