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Manufacturing Manufacture Of Chemicals And Pharamceuticals Manufacture Of Chemicals And Chemical Products 20.12 - Manufacture of dyes and pigments
450 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
12 September 2018
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
Description
Venator is closing its titanium oxide manufacturing facility in Pori, Finland. The number of jobs lost includes all 450 employees at the facility.
The closing is a result of rising costs and an extended timeline in association with the restructuring of the Pori facility after it was severely damaged in a fire in January 2017. The site will operate at 20% capacity during the transition period expected to last through 2021. According to Venators' press release, technology and production will be transferred to other sites within the existing network outside of Finland.
Finnish Minister of Economic Affairs invited parties from Pori and the Satakunta area to discuss mitigating actions. According to the Minister, the combined effects on employees and subcontractors could possibly qualify the area for supporting EU-funding.
Sources
Citation
Eurofound (2018), Venator, Closure in Finland, factsheet number 95404, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/95404.
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