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Manufacturing Manufacture Of Basic Metal And Fabricated Metal Products Manufacture Of Fabricated Metal Products, Except Machinery And Equipment 25.73 - Manufacture Of Tools
New offshoring locations
European Union
650 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
5 March 2025
Employment effect (start)
1 January 2026
Foreseen end date
31 December 2026
Description
CERATIZIT, a Luxembourg-based manufacturer of carbide tools, has announced that it will close its plants in Besigheim and Empfingen (Germany) by 2026, affecting 350 jobs in Besigheim and 300 in Empfingen. Production is to be relocated to other European sites.
The closures are prompted by high costs, a weak order situation in the automotive industry, and a difficult international competitive situation. The measure is part of a reorganisation of the global production network to exploit synergies and reduce redundancies.
The company plans to negotiate social plans and reconcile interests with the employees. The trade union criticises the decision and calls for alternatives to the closure.
The CERATIZIT Group is active worldwide, operates 30 production sites with 7,000 employees and is the market leader in several carbide application areas.
Eurofound (2025), Ceratizit, Offshoring/Delocalisation in Germany, factsheet number 202468, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/202468.
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