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Manufacturing Manufacture Of Rubber And Plastic Products And Other Non-Metallic Mineral Products Manufacture Of Other Non-Metallic Mineral Products 23.1 - Manufacture of glass and glass products
173 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
8 November 2012
Employment effect (start)
1 January 2013
Foreseen end date
Description
Pilkington, world glass maker for buildings and vehicles, is to close its plant in Porto Marghera, in the province of Venice, with the consequent loss of 173 jobs. According to the company, the closure - that will go ahead at the beginning of 2013 - is attributed to the negative consequences of the economic crisis on the European market and a decline in demand in the automotive sector.
The trade unions reacted to the company’s decision by going on strike and requesting the involvement of national and local authorities in order to plan new industrial investments in the ‘chemical pole’ of Porto Marghera.
Sources
9 December 2012: Il corriere della sera
Citation
Eurofound (2012), Pilkington, Closure in Italy, factsheet number 74610, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/74610.
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