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Mecklenburg-Vorpommern; Mecklenburg-Vorpommern; Landkreis Rostock
Location of affected unit(s)
Laage
Sector
Manufacturing (29 - 30) Manufacture for transport equipment 29.3 - Manufacture of motor vehicle parts and accessories 29.3 - Manufacture of motor vehicle parts and accessories
100 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
12 May 2020
Employment effect (start)
12 May 2020
Foreseen end date
31 December 2020
Description
As announced on 12. May 2020, the German automotive supplier Flamm Aerotec will close its plant in Laage, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, by the end of 2020, which will result in the loss of approximately 100 employees. According to management, the plant has been posting losses for the last decade and the current pandemic (Covid-19) has intensified the situation on the German automotive market, making the decision to close the plant in Laage necessary. Management will start negotiations with the works council regarding a social plan shortly. They will try to find socially acceptable solutions for every employee.
Eurofound (2020), Flamm Aerotec, Closure in Germany, factsheet number 100632, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/100632.