The restructuring events database contains factsheets with data on large-scale restructuring events reported in the principal national media and company websites in each EU Member State. This database was created in 2002.
Manufacturing Manufacture Of Basic Metal And Fabricated Metal Products Manufacture Of Basic Metals 24.52 - Casting of steel
230 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
5 September 2018
Employment effect (start)
5 September 2018
Foreseen end date
31 December 2018
Description
Producer of glass moulds UniMould, a subsidiary of Ardagh Group, has announced that it will close down its factory in Pieńsk. As a result, all 230 employees will be dismissed through a collective dismissal programme which will be carried out by the end of 2018. The source reports that redundant employees will receive severance pay.
UniMould has production facilities in three locations, Germany, Poland and the UK, employing over 300 people. The company has been operating for over 60 years; it specializes in the production of moulds, associated equipment and accessories for the glass packaging industry.
Sources
Citation
Eurofound (2018), UniMould, Closure in Poland, factsheet number 95585, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/95585.
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