Type
Internal restructuring
Country
Netherlands
Region
Location of affected unit(s)
Joure
Sector
Manufacturing
Manufacture Of Tobacco Products
Manufacture Of Tobacco Products
12 - Manufacture of tobacco products

60 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
1 March 2005
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date

Description

60 jobs will be shed out of the 310 employees at the production site of Joure. Imperial manufactures tobacco under the brands Drum and Van Nelle . The reason invoked for the restructuring is that the market for hand rolling tobacco is weakening.


Sources

  • 20 March 2001: Het Financieele Dagblad

Citation

Eurofound (2005), Imperial, Internal restructuring in Netherlands, factsheet number 61329, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/61329.