Saint-Gobain PAM

Type
Offshoring/Delocalisation
Country
Germany
Region
Saarland; Saarland; Regionalverband Saarbrücken
Location of affected unit(s)
Saarbrücken Brebach
Sector
Manufacturing
(24 - 25) Manufacture of metals
24.1 - Manufacture of basic iron and steel and of ferro-alloys
24.1 - Manufacture of basic iron and steel and of ferro-alloys
New offshoring locations
Various EU Locations
100 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
6 November 2018
Employment effect (start)
1 January 2019
Foreseen end date

Description

Saint Gobain Steel producer, the French producer of iron pipes and ductile iron pipes and fittings for water and sewage networks, announced the loss of 100 out of 285 jobs in Saarbrücken. Because of the difficult market conditions, the company decided to streamline its business operations and to move parts of the production process currently based in Saarbrücken across the border to its plant in Lothringia. A clear timelinehas not been released yet.  

Citation

Eurofound (2018), Saint-Gobain PAM, Offshoring/Delocalisation in Germany, factsheet number 96323, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/96323.