Owen International

Type
Internal restructuring
Country
France
Region
Grand Est; Lorraine; Vosges
Location of affected unit(s)
Gironcourt-sur-Vraine
Sector
Manufacturing
(22 - 23) Manufacture of rubber, plastic and non-metallic minerals
23 - Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products
23 - Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products
104 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
3 December 2008
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date

Description

Owen International, a glass manufacturer based in Gironcourt-sur-Vraine, is to close one of its three furnaces resulting in a loss of 104 jobs. Owen International is an American Company. The furnace will be closed temporarily until March 2009. These job losses are part of a European wide restructuring plan, which affects equally plants in Spain and Germany.

Sources

Citation

Eurofound (2008), Owen International, Internal restructuring in France, factsheet number 68527, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/68527.