Type
Closure
Country
France
Region
Nord - Pas-De-Calais; Pas-de-Calais;
Location of affected unit(s)
Harnes
Sector
Manufacturing
Manufacture Of Coke And Refined Petroleum Products
Manufacture Of Coke And Refined Petroleum Products
19.2 - Manufacture of refined petroleum products

250 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
26 March 2004
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date

Description

Noroxo, petrochemical factory located in Harnes, is to close following ExxonMobil's decision. The closure implies 150 dismissals and the loss of 100 induced jobs. Exxon France has promissed outplacement measures within the group, mainly on the site of Notre-Dame-de-Gravenchon (Seine-Maritime).


Sources

  • 26 March 2004: Les Echos

Citation

Eurofound (2004), Noroxo, Closure in France, factsheet number 59054, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/59054.