Type
Closure
Country
France
Region
Sud-Ouest; Aquitaine; Pyrénées-Atlantiques
Location of affected unit(s)
Arudy (Pyrénées Atlantiques)
Sector
Manufacturing
Manufacturing Of Machinery And Equipment
Manufacture Of Machinery And Equipment N.E.C.
28 - Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.

130 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
13 February 2007
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
31 March 2007

Description

German group Thyssenkrupp, a manufacturer of lifting and handling equipment, announced on 13 February 2007 that its factory in Arudy, in the west of France, will close down on 31 March 2007. The group has decided to stop the activity of the factory and it is expecting that the site will be repurchased by another company. On 13 February, the employees went on strike.


Sources

  • 14 February 2007: Sud Ouest

Citation

Eurofound (2007), Thyssenkrupp, Closure in France, factsheet number 64938, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/64938.