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As announed on 19 November 2025, steel company Schmidt+Clemens plans to cut 100 jobs at its Lindlar site (North Rhine-Westphalia).
The company is consolidating production lines and ending around-the-clock operations. The goal is to maintain competitiveness and improve efficiency.
A social plan has been negotiated with trade union IG Metall, which includes a transfer company for younger employees and early retirement options for older employees.
The Lindlar site employs 650 people, while the company has around 1,100 employees worldwide.
Eurofound (2025), Schmidt+Clemens, Internal restructuring in Germany, factsheet number 203759, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/203759.