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Samsung gains a manufacturing foothold in Poland
Amica sells its washing and
cooling plants to Samsung
POLISH white goods
manufacturer Amica has
signed a preliminary
agreement to sell its laundry
and refrigeration plants in
Wronki to Samsung
Electronics Manufacturing
Poland. Simultaneously,
both companies agreed that
the South Korean group will
sell washing machines and
refrigeration products to
Amica. It will allow Amica to
maintain the supply of the
washing and cooling
products popular with the
UK’s independent retailers
and concentrate on the
research and development of
cooking appliances.
Amica’s refrigeration plant in Wronki, Poland
Amica President Jacek Simon Freer, Amica’s is effectively a manufacturing increased catalogue of
Rutkowski, who is also the country manager in the UK, partnership now, we secure products – produced in
largest share holder of Amica explained exclusively to IER both the continued Poland where quality and
Wronki, commented: the rationale of his production of existing and investment is guaranteed.
“Thanks to our modern company’s decision: “The successful lines but also the The current catalogue of
plants, our staff, advanced Amica factories are both opportunity to research and washing machines and
technologies, and of course, modern facilities and by develop more products for refrigeration so favoured by
our location in Europe selling both plants, we have the range. our independent partners will
Samsung will significantly raised almost 50 million “Amica’s operations and continue unchanged. Also
increase sales of home euros that will be invested in different market strategies will there are no changes planned
appliances across the the Amica Wronki SA not change. However, they to the management teams in
European Union.” business as a whole. In what do stand to benefit from an Poland or here in the UK.”
10 TheIndependentElectricalRetailer February 2010
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