Sumitomo to build $21M wiring harness plant in Monastir, Tunisia

Sumitomo Electric Wiring Systems Europe (SEWS-E) will build a new automotive wiring harness plant in Monastir, Tunisia. The investment is estimated at EUR 14.5 million initially, rising to EUR 21 million, and production is expected to start by end of 2020, creating 2,000 jobs initially and up to 5,000 eventually.

“L’entrée en production de la nouvelle usine SEWS TN est prévue pour fin 2020 et devrait permettre la création de 2 000 emplois lors du démarrage, pour atteindre 5 000 emplois à terme.”webmanagercenter.com

• 2 sources
• webmanagercenter.comComposants automobile : Le géant japonais SUMITOMO s’implante en Tunisie - WMCRaja BessaisNov 20, 2019
• tunesienexplorer.deJapanische Sumitomo-Gruppe produziert ab Ende 2020 in Monastir, Tunesien - Tunesienexplorer.deRedaktionNov 20, 2019

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