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Manufacturing Manufacture Of Computer, Electrical Electronic And Optical Products Manufacture Of Computer, Electronic And Optical Products 26.7 - Manufacture Of Optical Instruments And Photographic Equipment
New offshoring locations
Czechia
230 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
6 September 2024
Employment effect (start)
6 September 2024
Foreseen end date
Description
The eyeglass lens manufacturer Rodenstock is relocating its production abroad. As a result, around 230 of the 500 jobs at the Regen site will be cut.
According to the company, the reorganisation of the site is part of a transformation process necessary to maintain competitiveness. The Regen plant will be preserved as an engineering centre. Lens production will be moved to Klattau, Czech Republic. The company's works council aims to prevent the job cuts and is seeking negotiations for a social compensation plan.
The company employs 5,000 people worldwide and achieved a turnover of 506 million euros in 2023.
20 September 2024: bayrischer Rundfunk (online) (www.br.de)
Citation
Eurofound (2024), Rodenstock, Offshoring/Delocalisation in Germany, factsheet number 201643, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/201643.
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