Arkema

Type
Internal restructuring
Country
France
Region
Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur; Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur; Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
Location of affected unit(s)
Château-Arnoux-Saint-Auban
Sector
Manufacturing
(20 - 21) Manufacture of chemicals and pharmaceuticals
20 - Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products
20 - Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products
96 - 169 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
1 December 2008
Employment effect (start)
1 January 2009
Foreseen end date
31 December 2009

Description

The Chemical group Arkema has announced that it plans to close loss-making activities in France:

  • aluminium chloride production and
  • vinyl chloride/vinyl acetate copolymer production at its Château-Arnoux-Saint-Auban site in the South of France (Alpes-de-Haute-Provence).

The group said that between 96 and 169 jobs will be lost at Saint-Auban in 2009.

The group also announced a reorganisation of its procurement division, planned for 2009-2010 with the aim of saving 35 millions euros annually.

Arkema was spun off from Total in 2006 and so now exists as a separate entity.

Sources

Citation

Eurofound (2008), Arkema, Internal restructuring in France, factsheet number 67528, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/67528.