The restructuring events database contains factsheets with data on large-scale restructuring events reported in the principal national media and company websites in each EU Member State. This database was created in 2002.
Manufacturing Manufacture of rubber, plastic and non-metallic minerals Manufacture of rubber and plastic products 22.25 - Processing and finishing of plastic products
200 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
13 February 2025
Employment effect (start)
13 February 2025
Foreseen end date
Description
The Tupperware factory located in Montalvo (Constância), has been declared insolvent.
This process will affect 200 workers.
The insolvency manager has assured the workers that they will be paid their compensation - a process that may take between eight months to twelve months.
The representative of the Manufacturing Industries Union (SITE CRSA) regretted the dismissal of 200 workers, the ‘uncertainty about the future’ and the ‘social problems’ involved.
The multinational Tupperware factory in Portugal, which had been in operation since 1980, depended 100% on its US headquarters, which was sold after it filed for bankruptcy in September 2024, and plans for the future do not seem to include Europe, since the company has revoked its licence to sell products in all European countries.
Eurofound (2025), Tupperware Portugal, Bankruptcy in Portugal, factsheet number 202356, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/202356.
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