Type
Closure
Country
Hungary
Region
Alfod es Eszak; Eszak-Alfold; Szabolcs-Szatmar-Bereg
Location of affected unit(s)
Nyíregyháza
Sector
Manufacturing
Manufacture Of Computer, Electrical Electronic And Optical Products
Manufacture Of Electrical Equipment
27.51 - Manufacture of electric domestic appliances

650 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
1 February 2023
Employment effect (start)
1 February 2023
Foreseen end date
31 January 2024

Description

Swedish home appliance manufacturer Electrolux will close down its refrigerator factory in Nyíregyháza at the start of 2024. The company's management announced that production will be gradually phased off according to a pre-determined schedule. The factory has 650 employees.

The management will start consultations with the works council concerning severance payments and the programs aimed at helping workers find new jobs, which would include organising on-site job fairs.

In addition to soaring energy prices and overall logistics costs, a drop in demand has also prompted the firm's decision to close the plant.

In contrast, the Jászberény plant of Electrolux is unaffected by the downsizing as that plant produces refrigerators which meet the latest energy efficiency requirements.


Sources

Citation

Eurofound (2023), Electrolux Lehel Hűtőgépgyár, Closure in Hungary, factsheet number 108376, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/108376.