Type
Closure
Country
Germany
Region
Bayern; Oberfranken; Forchheim
Location of affected unit(s)
Forchheim
Sector
Manufacturing
Manufacture Of Wood And Paper Materials
Manufacture Of Paper And Paper Products
17 - Manufacture of paper and paper products

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

Description

American consumer goods company Kimberley-Clark has announced the closure of its factory in Forchheim. Production of sanitary towels will cease in the middle of 2006. No announcement was made as to how the job losses will be managed.


Sources

Citation

Eurofound (2005), Kimberly-Clark, Closure in Germany, factsheet number 61991, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/61991.