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.
Transportation / Storage Warehousing And Support Activities For Transportation, Postal And Courier Activities Warehousing And Support Activities For Transportation 52.10 - Warehousing and storage
35 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
21 September 2012
Employment effect (start)
1 February 2012
Foreseen end date
Description
On 21 September 2012, Norwegian based Odfjell announced it will cut 120 jobs at its Rotterdam plant.
This is due to a decrease in profits, as well as major safety problems with the storage of oil and other chemical products in the Botlek plant.
Update - 31 January 2013: Odfjell announced it had reached an agreement with the unions to minimize the number of the redundancies to 35.
Sources
22 September 2012: Het Financieele Dagblad
31 January 2013: Het Financieele Dagblad
Citation
Eurofound (2012), Odfjell, Internal restructuring in Netherlands, factsheet number 74299, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/74299.
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