AAK

Type
Internal restructuring
Country
Sweden
Region
Södra Sverige; Sydsverige; Blekinge län
Location of affected unit(s)
Karlshamn
Sector
Manufacturing
(10 - 11) Manufacture of food and beverage
10.4 - Manufacture of vegetable and animal oils and fats
10.42 - Manufacture of margarine and similar edible fats
55 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
19 September 2012
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date

Description

The Swedish-Danish company AAK (AarhusKarlshamn), producer of vegetable oils and fats, has announced that it is to cut 55 jobs in Karlshamn. The decision is part of a rationalization program aimed at improving the company's productivity. 

AAK's products are used in a wide variety of applications in the food, confectionery, pharmaceutical, cosmetic, chemical and animal feed industries. The company has production facilities located in Denmark, Mexico, the Netherlands, United Kingdom, Sweden, Uruguay and the USA.

The Unions have criticized the decision on the downsizing.

The company currently has approximately 475 employees in Sweden. As of September 2012 it is not yet known when the measure will be implemented by.

Sources

  • 19 September 2012: Sveriges Radio

Citation

Eurofound (2012), AAK, Internal restructuring in Sweden, factsheet number 74157, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/74157.