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Manufacturing Manufacture Of Rubber And Plastic Products And Other Non-Metallic Mineral Products Manufacture Of Other Non-Metallic Mineral Products 23.31 - Manufacture of ceramic tiles and flags
108 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
29 December 2011
Employment effect (start)
29 December 2011
Foreseen end date
31 January 2012
Description
Alpha Ceramica, a company specialized in the manufacturing and distribution of ceramic materials, closed down and its 108 employees lost their jobs.
According to media sources the company announced the closure of its site at Larissa at the end of December 2011. Alpha Ceramica was operating for decades and exported its products to the Balkan region amongst others.
Sources
30 December 2011: Rizospastis
30 December 2011: To Vima
Citation
Eurofound (2011), Alpha Ceramica, Closure in Greece, factsheet number 72966, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/72966.
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