Type
Offshoring/Delocalisation
Country
Sweden
Region
Övre Norrland; Norrbottens län;
Location of affected unit(s)
Öjebyn
Sector
Manufacturing
Manufacture Of Computer, Electrical Electronic And Optical Products
Manufacture Of Computer, Electronic And Optical Products
26.5 - Manufacture of instruments and appliances for measuring, testing and navigation; watches and clocks
New offshoring locations
Poland

0 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
20 January 2015
Employment effect (start)
1 January 2015
Foreseen end date
31 December 2015

Description

ABB Composites, a branch of the multinational robotics and automation company ABB, has given notice to 110 employees at its site in Öjebyn in Sweden after a decision to close the site in 2015. Part of the production will be moved to Lodz in Poland instead. The site currently employs around 120 people.

The ABB group employs a total of 9,200 people in Sweden at 30 different sites. 

Update 2015-10-23: ABB Composites has withdrawn plans to reduce its workforce in Öjebyn, Sweden, and is no longer planning to transfer production to Poland. The company says staff requirements at the plant will remain at the current size of 120 for the foreseeable future.


Sources

  • 20 January 2015: processnet
  • 15 October 2015: industrinyheter.se

Citation

Eurofound (2015), ABB Composites, Offshoring/Delocalisation in Sweden, factsheet number 78162, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/78162.