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Manufacturing Manufacture Of Rubber And Plastic Products And Other Non-Metallic Mineral Products Manufacture Of Other Non-Metallic Mineral Products 23.31 - Manufacture of ceramic tiles and flags
185 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
11 October 2022
Employment effect (start)
11 October 2022
Foreseen end date
Description
The Spanish Halcón Ceramics Group has announced a redundancy plan (ERE) encompassing 185 employees; moreover 550 temporary positions will be cut. This will have a huge impact on a company that employs around 1,000 people in Spain. The tile sector- concentrated in the province of Castellón- has been facing a difficult moment. Halcón needs to downsize the production because it is struggling with the increasing energy prices.
The Halcón group, in the 'top 25' leading companies in ceramic production worldwide in 2021, is negotiating a dossier motivated by high energy costs.
Sources
Citation
Eurofound (2022), Halcón, Internal restructuring in Spain, factsheet number 107586, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/107586.
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