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.
Manufacturing Manufacture Of Chemicals And Pharamceuticals Manufacture Of Chemicals And Chemical Products 20 - Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products
156 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
21 December 2012
Employment effect (start)
21 December 2012
Foreseen end date
Description
On 21 December 2012, chemical company Sumika Electronics Materials announced plans to cut 156 jobs at the unit in Ostaszewo near Toru? (Pomeranian Special Economic Zone).
These dismissals are directly associated with the restructuring programme at Sharp Manufacturing Poland (see here), which is a main customer of Sumika Electronics Materials.
Founded in 2003 Sumika Electronics Materials is a part of the Japanese chemical group Sumimoto Chemical Company. Currently, the unit in Ostaszewo employs 185 people. The factory produces LCD components.
Sources
22 February 2013: Rzeczpospolita
21 December 2012: Gazeta Wyborcza ()
Citation
Eurofound (2012), Sumika Electronics Materials Poland, Internal restructuring in Poland, factsheet number 75000, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/75000.
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