The restructuring events database contains factsheets with data on large-scale restructuring events reported in the principal national media and company websites in each EU Member State. This database was created in 2002.
Manufacturing Manufacture Of Basic Metal And Fabricated Metal Products Manufacture Of Fabricated Metal Products, Except Machinery And Equipment 25 - Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment
300 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
10 September 2008
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
31 December 2008
Description
Grupa Kęty, the aluminium manufacturer, is planning a series of employment restructuring in the face of slackening demand for its products. It will shed 300 jobs (out of a total workforce of 3,000) by the end of 2008. Kęty’s products include aluminium frames, piping, wires, rods, and packaging (for customers, among other industries, in foodstuffs and in pharmaceuticals).
Sources
10 September 2008: Parkiet
Citation
Eurofound (2008), Grupa Kęty, Internal restructuring in Poland, factsheet number 67064, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/67064.
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