Type
Closure
Country
Slovakia
Region
Zapadne Slovensko; Trnavsky kraj;
Location of affected unit(s)
Dunajská Streda
Sector
Manufacturing
Manufacture Of Food And Beverage
Manufacture Of Food Products
10.81 - Manufacture of sugar

180 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
8 November 2006
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
31 December 2006

Description

Due to reduction of quotas for the sugar production in the EU, Eastern Sugar Company will close its subsidiary also in Slovakia. The sugar factory in Dunajská Streda will close soon and, a mass dismissal will take place there. The closure will affect 180 employees and 118 white beet producers in the country.


Sources

  • 8 November 2006: Hospodárske noviny

Citation

Eurofound (2006), Eastern Sugar, Closure in Slovakia, factsheet number 64541, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/64541.