Type
Closure
Country
Belgium
Region
Vlaams Gewest; Prov. Antwerpen; Arr. Antwerpen
Location of affected unit(s)
Bornem
Sector
Manufacturing
Manufacture Of Chemicals And Pharamceuticals
Manufacture Of Chemicals And Chemical Products
20 - Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products

300 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
20 March 2006
Employment effect (start)
20 September 2007
Foreseen end date

Description

Siegwerk (Antwerp), a company specialised in ink production, will close in eighteen months time. This closure will result in the loss of 300 jobs and is, according to the unions, the consequence of current overcapacity in the European market.


Sources

  • 18 March 2006: L'Echo

Citation

Eurofound (2006), Siegwerk, Closure in Belgium, factsheet number 63191, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/63191.