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Manufacturing (31) Manufacture of furniture 31.0 - Manufacture of furniture 31.0 - Manufacture of furniture
379 - 600 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
1 January 2025
Employment effect (start)
1 January 2025
Foreseen end date
31 December 2025
Description
Taparo, a Romanian company specialised in producing furniture, announced the dismissal of 379 persons at Targu Lapus plant (Maramures County) by the end of 2025. The company filed for insolvency in November 2024 and sent a notification to the Maramures County Employment Agency announcing the dismissal of 379 people, almost 40% of its average number of employees.
A representative of the County Employment Agency mentioned that the company will dismiss a total of 600 employees.
At the end of 2023, the company had a net profit of €368.000, a turnover of approx. €42 million and 860 employees.
However, the company had total debts of around €34,2 million, with no arrears to the State.
The is no public statement from the trade unions regarding the dismissals.
Eurofound (2025), Taparo, Internal restructuring in Romania, factsheet number 204106, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/204106.
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