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 Basic Metal And Fabricated Metal Products Manufacture Of Basic Metals 24.1 - Manufacture of basic iron and steel and of ferro-alloys
European Globalisation Fund (EGF)
Year: 2013, Case number: 02
939 - 1,000 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
28 March 2012
Employment effect (start)
30 June 2012
Foreseen end date
30 November 2012
Description
Belgian steel producer Carsid, member of the Duferco group, annouced the final closure of its plant in Marcinelle with the subsequent loss of 1,000 jobs. Another 3,000 jobs could be at risk indirectly through the closure.
The plant has been economically inactive for more than 40 month and workers were kept on temporary "chômage économique" (economic unemployment), i.e. the company could not operate due to economic reasons and workers received federal unemployment benefit. It was hoped that the plant would open again.
Now that the closure is definite, the Renault procedure has been launched.
Eurofound (2012), Carsid, Closure in Belgium, factsheet number 73389, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/73389.
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