Continental

Type
Business expansion
Country
France
Region
Grand Est; Lorraine; Moselle
Location of affected unit(s)
Sarreguemines
Sector
Manufacturing
(22 - 23) Manufacture of rubber, plastic and non-metallic minerals
22.1 - Manufacture of rubber products
22.11 - Manufacture, retreading and rebuilding of rubber tyres and manufacture of tubes
100 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
21 January 2011
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
31 December 2011

Description

Rubber tyres manufacturer Continental announced an investment plan of 80 million euro in its site at Sarreguemines (Lorraine) and will recruit 100 employees on permanent contract in 2011. Continental recruited 50 employees on its site in 2010. This investment decision was taken after the employees agreed in 2007, to work 40 hours per week instead of 35 hours to increase the productivity. 

Sources

Citation

Eurofound (2011), Continental, Business expansion in France, factsheet number 71485, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/71485.