Viskase France

Type
Offshoring/Delocalisation
Country
France
Region
Grand Est; Lorraine; Vosges
Location of affected unit(s)
Thaon-les-Vosges
Sector
Manufacturing
(22 - 23) Manufacture of rubber, plastic and non-metallic minerals
22.2 - Manufacture of plastic products
22.21 - Manufacture of plastic plates, sheets, tubes and profiles
New offshoring locations
Poland
92 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
20 September 2018
Employment effect (start)
1 January 2018
Foreseen end date

Description

Viskase France, a company specialised in the manufacture and distribution of cellulosic casings and plastic films for the food industry, has announced the 92 job cuts out of a total workforce of 275 employees in its site at Thaon-les-Vosges (Vosges). The management has presented to the Central Works Council an employment safeguard plan, which will affect about a third of the workforce. The reorganisation will lead to the transfer of part of the activity to Poland, where the labour costs are much cheaper. The employees have stopped their work immedialty after the announcement.

Citation

Eurofound (2018), Viskase France, Offshoring/Delocalisation in France, factsheet number 95492, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/95492.