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Professional Services Scientific, Architectural And Engineering Technical Activities Architectural And Engineering Activities; Technical Testing And Analysis 71.12 - Engineering activities and related technical consultancy
200 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
29 September 2020
Employment effect (start)
1 November 2020
Foreseen end date
Description
The Danish chemistry and engineering company Haldor Topsøe is planning to dismiss 200 employees due to the development of a new strategic plan that involves the restructuring of the business.
The new strategy aims at making Haldor Topsøe a market leader in carbon neutral technologies.
Roles of the remaining employees will also be reorganised. "It is never easy to let talented employees go. I want to thank them all for being part of making Topsoe a success,” says CEO Roeland Baan.
Haldor Topsøe has over 2200 employees worldwide with 1800 of them being employed in Denmark. The changes implemented through the new strategy will become effective on November 1, 2020.
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