Embraco to add 500 jobs

EMBRACO Slovakia, 100 per cent daughter of the Brazilian producer of refrigerator compressors, will invest another $15 million this year in its operations in eastern Slovakia's Spišská Nová Ves to increase capacity from 2.3 to 3.7 million compressors a year, raising its workforce from 1,300 to 1,800.

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