Tenneco

Type
Offshoring/Delocalisation
Country
Sweden
Region
Södra Sverige; Småland med öarna; Kronobergs län
Location of affected unit(s)
Vittaryd
Sector
Manufacturing
(29 - 30) Manufacture for transport equipment
29.3 - Manufacture of motor vehicle parts and accessories
29.32 - Manufacture of other parts and accessories for motor vehicles
New offshoring locations
France, Spain, Poland
122 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
13 September 2012
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
1 September 2013

Description

American-owned Tenneco, manufacturer of automotive exhaust systems, has announced that its plant in Vittaryd will be closed and all of its 122 employees will be dismissed. The decision is reported to be due to the current situation on the European market.

The production will be moved from Vittaryd to the company's other units in France, Spain and Poland.

The closure is planned to be completed by the end of September 2013.

Sources

  • 13 September 2012: svd.se

Citation

Eurofound (2012), Tenneco, Offshoring/Delocalisation in Sweden, factsheet number 74118, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/74118.