Heraeus

Type
Offshoring/Delocalisation
Country
Germany
Region
Location of affected unit(s)
Hanau, Kleinostheim
Sector
Manufacturing
(24 - 25) Manufacture of metals
25.9 - Manufacture of other fabricated metal products
25.99 - Manufacture of other fabricated metal products n.e.c.
New offshoring locations
Not Available
260 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
410 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
8 March 2013
Employment effect (start)
8 March 2013
Foreseen end date
31 December 2014

Description

As announced on March 8, 2013, German engineering group Heraeus will cut up to 260 jobs in its Material Technology section. This is due to market changes. In total, the company will cut 500 jobs in this section, aside from the 260 jobs in Germany, 190 workers are affected also in the USA. Job cuts in Germany shall be realized by the end of 2014 and mainly affect workers in Hanau (Hesse) and Kleinostheim (Bavaria), where currently 1,270 people are employed. Talks with worker representatives have been announced.

Sources

  • 8 March 2013: Frankfurter Rundschau (online)

Citation

Eurofound (2013), Heraeus, Offshoring/Delocalisation in Germany, factsheet number 75092, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/75092.