Type
Internal restructuring
Country
Germany
Region
Bayern; Oberbayern; Dachau
Location of affected unit(s)
Dachau
Sector
Manufacturing
Manufacture Of Wood And Paper Materials
Manufacture Of Paper And Paper Products
17.12 - Manufacture of paper and paperboard

95 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
27 June 2005
Employment effect (start)
1 July 2005
Foreseen end date
30 June 2006

Description

MD Papier in Dachau, a company belonging to Myllykoski Continental, has announced the loss of 95 jobs, 22 % of the workforce, at its paper factory. A company source said that the reason was in the continuing pressure on prices and margins: While variable costs have risen by 10 % since 2001, paper prices have gone down by 24 %.


Sources

Citation

Eurofound (2005), MD Papier, Internal restructuring in Germany, factsheet number 61903, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/61903.