Avery Dennison

Type
Offshoring/Delocalisation
Country
Netherlands
Region
West-Nederland; Zuid-Holland; Oost-Zuid-Holland
Location of affected unit(s)
Hazerswoude-Rijndijk
Sector
Manufacturing
(16 - 17) Manufacture of wood and paper materials
17.2 - Manufacture of articles of paper and paperboard
17.23 - Manufacture of paper stationery
New offshoring locations
Germany
186 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
22 January 2014
Employment effect (start)
23 January 2014
Foreseen end date
1 August 2015

Description

US-based global producer and distributor of labeling and packaging materials Avery Dennison announced plans to move its label manufacturing activities from the Netherlands (Hazerswoude-Rijndijk) to its site in Schwelm in Germany.

As reported, 186 jobs are to be lost and the relocation will gradually take place by the summer of 2015. According to the sources, the restructuring is in a bid to improve competitiveness in the aftermath of the economic crisis and the demand for cheaper products. Avery Dennison currently employs approx. 600 people in the Netherlands.

Sources

  • 22 January 2014: nu (online)

Citation

Eurofound (2014), Avery Dennison, Offshoring/Delocalisation in Netherlands, factsheet number 76466, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/76466.