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 (22 - 23) Manufacture of rubber, plastic and non-metallic minerals 23.1 - Manufacture of glass and glass products 23.11 - Manufacture of flat glass
215 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
1 October 2025
Employment effect (start)
1 October 2025
Foreseen end date
1 March 2026
Description
Owens-Illinois (O-I), a US-based global glass manufacturer, will close its factory in Maastricht by 1 March 2026, resulting in the loss of 215 jobs. The decision follows a decline in market demand and the earlier closure of one of the factory’s gas furnaces, which had already costed approximately 100 jobs and was registered in the ERM event database O-I Glass 2024 - NL.
A phased wind-down is underway, with one furnace closing on 1 January and the final shutdown scheduled for March. A social plan has been established for affected workers, similar to a previous arrangement agreed with trade union FNV. The factory’s perceived lack of sustainability was cited as a contributing factor to its decline.
Eurofound (2025), O-I Glass, Closure in Netherlands, factsheet number 203416, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/203416.
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