The restructuring events database contains factsheets with data on large-scale restructuring events reported in the principal national media and company websites in each EU Member State. This database was created in 2002.
Manufacturing Manufacture Of Computer, Electrical Electronic And Optical Products Manufacture Of Computer, Electronic And Optical Products 26 - Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products
New offshoring locations
Czechia, China, Mexico
400 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
27 January 2011
Employment effect (start)
31 March 2011
Foreseen end date
1 July 2012
Description
Gambro, a leading company in the medical technology sector, is to cut 400 jobs at its Italian plant located at Medolla, in the province of Modena. In the Medolla plant there are 880 employees. The company decided to delocalise the bloodline manufacturing activities to its manufacturing sites in Prerov (Czech Republic), Shanghai (China) and Tijuana (Mexico).
Sources
28 January 2011: La Gazzetta di Modena
Citation
Eurofound (2011), Gambro, Offshoring/Delocalisation in Italy, factsheet number 71579, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/71579.
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