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 Manufacture Of Chemicals And Pharamceuticals Manufacture Of Chemicals And Chemical Products 20 - Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products
New offshoring locations
United States, China
105 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
7 November 2002
Employment effect (start)
1 November 2002
Foreseen end date
Description
The Hautrage production unit of Reilly Chemical is to be relocated in the US (Indianapolis) and in Asia (Nantong). In December 2003, management also put an end to a small activity left in Belgium (25 jobs) because it was considered nonprofitable. More than half of the threatened workers found another job through the redeployment unit.
Sources
1 April 2003: Les Echos
15 February 2003: Les Echos
12 February 2003: Les Echos
30 December 2003: Les Echos
Citation
Eurofound (2002), Reilly Chemicals, Offshoring/Delocalisation in Belgium, factsheet number 59811, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/59811.
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