Czech glass & jewelry enterprise Jablonex Group will concentrate on growth in the automotive & electrical engineering sectors with the aim of becoming a world leader in specialist glass in 10 years, Jablonex Marketing Director P Kopacek told the press on 13 Oct/05. Board member Zdenka Truhlarova said the group wanted to focus on higher added value products & leave unprofitable segments, citing Christmas decorations as an example of one of the lines that Jablonex Group has dropped. The restructuring announcement follows the merger of 5 glass & jewelry makers from N Bohemia on 1 Oct/05: Ornela, Jablonex, Bizuterie Ceska Minco, Zeleznobrodske sklo, & Bohemian Jewelry. Truhlarova said the firm would focus on glass for the automotive & electrical engineering industries with the aim of using the group's productive capacities in the best possible way and cutting costs.
