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Manufacturing Manufacture of rubber, plastic and non-metallic minerals Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products 23.1 - Manufacture of glass and glass products
320 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
13 January 2025
Employment effect (start)
13 January 2025
Foreseen end date
Description
Ardagh Group, a global supplier of metal and glass packaging, has announced plans to cut 320 jobs in Europe.
The layoffs will affect employees across glass manufacturing facilities in Germany and the Netherlands. According to the source, the programme includes the proposed closure of a glass production facility in Drebkau, Germany. The conditions of the programme will be negotiated with employee representatives according to local regulations. The restructuring comes as a response to declining demand.
Headquartered in Luxembourg, Ardagh operates 60 metal and glass production facilities in 16 countries worldwide. The group employs approximately 20,000 people.
Eurofound (2025), Ardagh Glass Packaging - Europe, Internal restructuring in European Union, factsheet number 202374, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/202374.
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