PCC Consumer Products Czechowice

Type
Closure
Country
Poland
Region
Makroregion południowy; Śląskie; Bielski
Location of affected unit(s)
Czechowice-Dziedzice
Sector
Manufacturing
(20 - 21) Manufacture of chemicals and pharmaceuticals
20.5 - Manufacture of other chemical products
20.59 - Manufacture of other chemical products n.e.c.
200 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
26 November 2020
Employment effect (start)
26 November 2020
Foreseen end date

Description

According to a decision of the Extraordinary General Meeting, Polish producer of matches PCC Consumer Products Czechowice in Czechowice-Dziedzice is expected to be liquidated within the next few months. As a result, 200 employees will be dismissed, and the production plant closed. The decision is related to the COVID-19 pandemic and a drop in demand for matches. The company informed that all obligations towards employees and contractors will be fulfilled.

The company was founded in 1919. PCC Consumer Products Czechowice is one of the largest matches producer in Europe manufacturing 70 million matches daily; it sells its products in Europe, Africa and South America.

Sources

Citation

Eurofound (2020), PCC Consumer Products Czechowice, Closure in Poland, factsheet number 102707, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/102707.