Swiss company inaugurates capacity expansion in Hungary

Swiss Stadler 2
Photo: MTI

Swiss rolling stock maker Stadler inaugurated a capacity expansion at its base in Szolnok (E Hungary) on Friday.

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó said the investment would boost capacity at the base by 20pc and add double-decker aluminium carbodies to the production palette. Stadler has invested around HUF 80bn in Hungary and produced 5,600 carbodies, he added.

Swiss Stadler 2
Photo: MTI

Carbodies from Szolnok are in service in 14 countries, including the United States, Spain, the Netherlands and Germany. Stadler employs close to 1,000 people in Hungary. Around 900 Swiss-owned companies in Hungary employ over 30,000 people.

Swiss Stadler 2
Photo: MTI

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