SKF

Type
Outsourcing
Country
Germany
Region
Saarland; Saarland; Regionalverband Saarbrücken
Location of affected unit(s)
Püttlingen
Sector
Manufacturing
(28) Manufacture of machinery and equipment
28 - Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.
28 - Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.
318 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
8 October 2003
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
1 December 2004

Description

SKF has decided to discontinue production at its Etzenhofen, Püttlingen plant in Germany by the end of 2004. The factory manufactures plain bearings, which in future will be manufactured at the Schweinfurt plant and also be outsourced.

Sources

  • 8 October 2003: SKF - Press release

Citation

Eurofound (2003), SKF, Outsourcing in Germany, factsheet number 60015, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/60015.