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Manufacturing Manufacture Of Basic Metal And Fabricated Metal Products Manufacture Of Basic Metals 24.10 - Manufacture Of Basic Iron And Steel And Of Ferro-Alloys
120 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
24 November 2023
Employment effect (start)
1 January 2024
Foreseen end date
Description
ThyssenKrupp has announced the closure of its Galmed plant in Sagunto, Valencia, specialised in the production of galvanised steel. The closure will affect the whole workforce, namely 120 employees.
The significant worsening of the European automobile market and the associated reduction in the demand of galvanised steel are the main reasons behind the plans to close the manufacturing plant.
Negotiations with the workers’ representative organisations will begin in early December 2023. The company has announced that it is maintaining talks with PowerCo, a subsidiary of Volkswagen specialised in the production of battery cells, to identify employment opportunities for workers in the future, as a PowerCo battery cell gigafactory is to be established in Sagunto, and expected to initiate manufacturing activities in 2026.
Eurofound (2023), Thyssenkrupp Galmed, Closure in Spain, factsheet number 200560, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/200560.
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