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Manufacturing Manufacture of metals Manufacture of basic metals 24.5 - Casting of metals
New offshoring locations
175 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
11 March 2025
Employment effect (start)
1 April 2025
Foreseen end date
30 June 2025
Description
Cimos, an international auto parts supplier owned by the German financial fund Mutares, has announced a collective dismissal of 175 workers in Slovenia.
The company units located in Maribor, Senožeče, Vuzenica, and Koper will face layoffs. The plant in Senožeče with 112 employees will be the most affected. This facility will be sold, and production will be relocated to Gradačac in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The workforce reductions are attributed to a decline in sales and the company's inability to secure enough new orders.
The trade union has filed a complaint against the company with the Inspectorate of Labour, alleging that the company unlawfully employed workers during the dismissal period.
Currently, Cimos operates plants in Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia, and Bosnia and Herzegovina, employing approximately 2,000 workers in total, with around 500 based in Slovenia.
Eurofound (2025), Cimos, Offshoring/Delocalisation in Slovenia, factsheet number 202513, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/202513.
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