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Manufacturing Manufacture For Transport Equipment Manufacture Of Motor Vehicles, Trailers And Semi-Trailers 29.3 - Manufacture of parts and accessories for motor vehicles
65 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
21 January 2009
Employment effect (start)
28 February 2009
Foreseen end date
31 May 2009
Description
Ljunghäll, which supplies finished high pressure die cast alluminium components to the automotive industry, gave notice to 65 employees in Vimmerby. The redundancies are a result of the economic climate and subsequent reduced demand within the international automotive market.
Ljunghäll, which employed 455 workers before the notices, specialises in highly engineered technical castings for Heavy Vehicles, Passenger Cars, Telecommunication and other Industries.
Eurofound (2009), Ljunghäll, Internal restructuring in Sweden, factsheet number 68237, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/68237.
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