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Manufacturing Manufacture For Transport Equipment Manufacture Of Motor Vehicles, Trailers And Semi-Trailers 29.3 - Manufacture of parts and accessories for motor vehicles
122 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
6 March 2013
Employment effect (start)
31 March 2013
Foreseen end date
31 July 2013
Description
The French company Plastic Omnium announced its intention to close its plant of Herentals. 122 jobs (92 blue-collar workers and 30 white-collar workers) will be lost at its bumper manufacturing unit until the end of July.
According to the management the decision is due to over-capacity, as well as poor level of sales. The Renault procedure will be launched in the next few days.
Sources
6 March 2013: La Libre
6 March 2013: Nieuwsblad
6 March 2013: Plastic Omnium (press release)
Citation
Eurofound (2013), Plastic Omnium, Closure in Belgium, factsheet number 75034, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/75034.
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