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 Computer, Electrical Electronic And Optical Products Manufacture Of Electrical Equipment 27.51 - Manufacture of electric domestic appliances
160 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
19 June 2020
Employment effect (start)
19 June 2020
Foreseen end date
31 December 2022
Description
As announced on 19 June 2020, the US-owned firm Honeywell, will close its plant in Schönaich, near Stuttgart, by 2022 which will result in 160 redundancies. According to a Honeywell spokesperson, production will be relocated to other plants (without mentioning of exact locations), which consequently will result in the closure of the Schönaich plant, which specialises in the production of air conditioning technology.
In 2009 and 2018 Honeywell cut 150 and 45 jobs. IG Metall expects that only a small proportion of employees has the chance to work at other locations since most employees are 50 years or older and have been in the company for 30 years.
Eurofound (2020), Honeywell, Closure in Germany, factsheet number 101179, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/101179.
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