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Manufacturing Manufacture Of Chemicals And Pharamceuticals Manufacture Of Chemicals And Chemical Products 20 - Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products
220 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
8 October 2013
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
Description
Tata Group owned chemicals company Tata Chemicals Europe is to cut 220 jobs at its sites in Winnington and Lostock, Cheshire.
The job reduction measure envisages the closure of the soda ash and calcium chloride production factory in Winnington and job cuts at its Lostock site.
The company said that the restructuring is in a bid to reduce energy costs.
As announced a redundancy consultation period with unions and staff has been launched.
The timeline for the restructuring is not yet available.
Sources
8 October 2013: Tata Chemicals (press release)
9 October 2013: BelfastTelegraph
Citation
Eurofound (2013), Tata Chemicals Europe, Internal restructuring in United Kingdom, factsheet number 75972, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/75972.
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