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Chauvigny (Vienne) and Lamotte-Beuvron (Loir-et-Cher)
Sector
Manufacturing Manufacture Of Rubber And Plastic Products And Other Non-Metallic Mineral Products Manufacture Of Other Non-Metallic Mineral Products 23.49 - Manufacture of other ceramic products
188 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
24 October 2008
Employment effect (start)
30 November 2008
Foreseen end date
31 March 2009
Description
The group Deshoulières, manufacturer of porcelain, announced that 188 jobs will be cut between November 2008 and March 2009 on the sites of Chauvigny (Vienne) and will close down the site of Lamotte-Beuvron (Loir-et-Cher) where 70 persons are employed because of economic problems - and according to trade unions, because of chineese market competition. The group, which employs a total of 361 people, will cut 82 jobs (out of 178) in Chauvigny, 70 jobs in Lamotte-Beuvron. In its chain stores (13 in Table), 24 jobs will be cut, as well as 12 posts in the financial headquarters in Paris. The group has two other sites in Limoges and Dorat in Haute-Vienne.
Sources
15 October 2008: Libération
28 October 2008: L'Humanité
28 October 2008: La Charente Libre
27 October 2008: AFP
Citation
Eurofound (2008), Deshoulières, Internal restructuring in France, factsheet number 67332, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/67332.
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