Type
Closure
Country
Denmark
Region
Sønderjyllands amt;
Location of affected unit(s)
Tinglev
Sector
Retail
Wholesale Trade, Except Of Motor Vehicles And Motorcycles
Wholesale Of Other Machinery, Equipment And Supplies
46.69 - Wholesale of other machinery and equipment

250 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
10 March 2006
Employment effect (start)
1 April 2006
Foreseen end date
31 December 2006

Description

Mærsk Container Industri informs 10 March 2006 that due to falling prices on cooling containers and a low dollar exchange, the company is no longer able to produce containers to competitive prices at the factory in Tinglev. Consequently the production will be closed whereby 250 employees will be made redundant during 2006. From 2007 Tinglev will be administrative headquater for Mærsk Container Industri's activities in Qingdao and Dungguan in China, employing around 50 employees. Mærsk, the regional Public Employment Services and the unions are trying to find other jobs or further training in the region for the redundants. Tinglev was one of the most modern robot equipped factories in Denmark. This information has been confirmed in a press release issued by Mærsk Container Industri.


Sources

  • 10 March 2006: www.3f.dk

Citation

Eurofound (2006), Maersk Container Industry, Closure in Denmark, factsheet number 63112, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/63112.