Type
Closure
Country
Netherlands
Region
Noord-Nederland; Drenthe; Noord-Drenthe
Location of affected unit(s)
Emmen
Sector
Manufacturing
Manufacture Of Material For Textiles, Apparel, Leather And Related Products
Manufacture Of Textiles
13.1 - Preparation and spinning of textile fibres

200 - 300 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
20 August 2008
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date

Description

Industrial fibre manufacturer Diolen announced on 20 August 2008 that it will close its main plant (spinning mill) in Emmen, resulting in the loss of 200 jobs. Two other departments (employing 185 in total) will be taken over by the chemical group DSM, but here also many jobs will not be saved.


Sources

  • 21 August 2008: Het Financieele Dagblad

Citation

Eurofound (2008), Diolen, Closure in Netherlands, factsheet number 67174, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/67174.