Hjort Knudsen, a major Danish furniture maker, announces it will build a plant in Rivne, with a initial €11 million investment designed to employ approximately 1,000 workers.

Hjort Knudsen, a major Danish furniture maker, announces it will build a plant in Rivne, with a initial €11 million investment designed to employ approximately 1,000 workers. Located a 3-hour drive from the Polish border, Rivne has extensive forests spreading north to the Belarus border. “Hjort Knudsen is one of the biggest suppliers of upholstered furniture to furniture stores in many European countries,” the company says on its website. “All production takes place at Hjort Knudsen’s own European manufacturing plants, and is performed by 2,300 skilled employees.”