Canon

Type
Offshoring/Delocalisation
Country
Germany
Region
Hessen; Gießen; Gießen, Landkreis
Location of affected unit(s)
Gießen
Sector
Manufacturing
(26 - 27) Manufacture of electrical, electronic and optical products
26 - Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products
26 - Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products
New offshoring locations
China
250 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
24 September 2007
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date

Description

Canon, the multi-national manufacturer of electronic equipment, is to cease the production of copy machines at its Gießen site with the loss of 250 jobs. The firm is to 'offshore' production to China. 400 are currently employed at the Gießen plant. As of September 2007, there is no information as to when the job losses will be implemented.

Sources

  • 24 September 2007: Handelsblatt

Citation

Eurofound (2007), Canon, Offshoring/Delocalisation in Germany, factsheet number 65842, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/65842.