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Manufacturing (22 - 23) Manufacture of rubber, plastic and non-metallic minerals 23.4 - Manufacture of other porcelain and ceramic products 23.41 - Manufacture of ceramic household and ornamental articles
332 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
26 April 2012
Employment effect (start)
30 September 2012
Foreseen end date
Description
Italian porcelain manufacturer Richard Ginori (with a long-standing tradition reaching back to 1735) has announced its liquidation. Consequently, 332 jobs at the Richard Ginori plant, located at Sesto Fiorentino in the province of Florence will be lost.
In the next months the local authorities and the trade unions will promote actions in order to find adequate reindustrialization solutions.
Eurofound (2012), Richard Ginori, Bankruptcy in Italy, factsheet number 73580, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/73580.