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Manufacturing Manufacture For Transport Equipment Manufacture Of Motor Vehicles, Trailers And Semi-Trailers 29.32 - Manufacture of other parts and accessories for motor vehicles
237 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
17 July 2014
Employment effect (start)
20 October 2014
Foreseen end date
Description
Nuova Sinter, a manufacturer of car components is to close and lay off its 237 employees at the plants of Arzano (Naples) and Ivrea (Turin).
The firm has been losing most clients over the last years and it was under insolvency proceedings. In July, the liquidator eventually declared the bankruptcy.
Workers are currently under short-time working schemes, and lament delays in the payment of wages. They have been holding assemblies and strikes, hoping new investors will take over the plants.
Update, 30/10/2014: In the absence of suitable offers to purchase the company, the plants have been closed and all the jobs will be lost.
Sources
22 September 2014: La Repubblica
14 October 2014: Il Mattino
20 October 2014: Napoli Today
30 October 2014: La Sentinella del Canavese
Citation
Eurofound (2014), Nuova Sinter, Bankruptcy in Italy, factsheet number 91322, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/91322.
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