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 Manufacturing Of Machinery And Equipment Manufacture Of Machinery And Equipment N.E.C. 28.9 - Manufacture of other special-purpose machinery
150 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
7 May 2013
Employment effect (start)
1 August 2013
Foreseen end date
Description
Sandretto, a company leader in the design and manufacture of plastic injection molding machines, is to close with the loss of 150 jobs. At the beginning of May, Romi, the Brazilian company owner of Sandretto, has announced the closure of the Sandretto plants, located at Grugliasco and Pont Canavese, in the province of Turin. The trade unions and the local authorities have asked to meet the company in order to find alternative solutions.
Sources
7 May 2013: La Stampa
Citation
Eurofound (2013), Sandretto, Closure in Italy, factsheet number 75358, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/75358.
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