American makers of leather upholstery for the automotive industry, Eagle Ottawa have established a Hungarian subsidiary, according to the Hungarian daily Napi Gazdasag. The US group will spend HUF300 million (US$1.1 million) in the central region of Szolnok by the end of 2002.
‘The plant will employ 150 people at first, but the workforce will then grow further at a later stage’, said Eagle Ottawa Hungary Kft ceo Istvan Lengyel.