Caterpillar Global Mining Czech Republic

Type
Offshoring/Delocalisation
Country
Czechia
Region
Česko; Moravskoslezsko; Moravskoslezský kraj
Location of affected unit(s)
Ostrava
Sector
Manufacturing
(28) Manufacture of machinery and equipment
28.2 - Manufacture of other general-purpose machinery
28.29 - Manufacture of other general-purpose machinery n.e.c.
New offshoring locations
China
200 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
1 August 2015
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
31 December 2015

Description

Caterpillar Global Mining Czech Republic (previously Bastro), a subsidiary of American multinational Caterpillar, has announced more than 200 dismissals and a termination of production at its Ostrava site by the end of 2015. The reason cited is an increasing competition in the market. The production of mining equipment is to be relocated/outsourced to China.

Sources

  • 1 August 2015: E15
  • 4 August 2015: Sondy

Citation

Eurofound (2015), Caterpillar Global Mining Czech Republic, Offshoring/Delocalisation in Czechia, factsheet number 84361, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/84361.