Economy Sulzbach_am_Main




1 economy

1.1 lighter industry
1.2 textile industry
1.3 other industries





economy

industries associated sulzbach textile , lighter manufacturing.


lighter industry

sulzbach became known above lighter industry: ibelo, europe’s biggest lighter producer, had production facility in sulzbach , employed more 300 workers. today firm’s building nothing more ruin. firm refounded after war hermann zahn, after original owners, jewish, had emigrated england, founded lighter firm. firm expanded several times former size, number of employees steadily rising. owing cheaper lighters japan, company became insolvent in 1985 , sold owner, cut production bit bit until in end, in 2000, let remaining workers go because outside marketing company likewise ended going bankrupt. today, remaindered stock being sold worldwide through north german company.


textile industry

a great number of sulzbach s inhabitants worked in local textile industry. given industry s general situation, few of these companies have survived.


other industries

the drink manufacturer sodenthaler founded in 1950. since 1996 business has belonged coca-cola group , still in operation today in sulzbach’s outlying centre of soden.


the firm möbel kempf made leap in sulzbach small business nationally known furniture shop. given bad connection hesse, though, management decided move company aschaffenburg. today subsidiary still sells furniture , other consumer items @ cash-and-carry shop.








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