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Utilities Electricity, Gas, Steam And Air Conditioning Supply Electricity, Gas, Steam And Air Conditioning Supply 35.11 - Production of electricity
164 - 314 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
16 March 2015
Employment effect (start)
30 April 2015
Foreseen end date
Description
Bulgarian tyre manufacturer Vidachim announced that it is to dismiss between 164 and 314 employees out of a total of 446. This follows a meeting with Bulgarian energy minister Temenuzhka Petkova. The job reduction will start to be implemented at the end of April 2015. The job cuts will affect the vehicles tyre production site, the repair mechanical plant and the thermal power plant.
Vidachim also produces power that it sells to Bulgarian state energy firm NEK. According to the company, as of 1 July 2015, the NEK has stopped buying electricity at preferential prices from Vidachim. This is one of the reasons behind the decision to cut the jobs.
According to the Ministry of Energy, in December 2013 the company revenues amounted to BGN 54 m (27 m EUR), of which BGN 52 m (26 m EUR) coming from the sale of electricity.
Sources
16 March 2015: standartnews
16 March 2015: dnevnik.bg
Citation
Eurofound (2015), Vidachim, Closure in Bulgaria, factsheet number 79344, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/79344.
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