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Manufacturing Manufacture Of Food And Beverage Manufacture Of Food Products 10.89 - Manufacture Of Other Food Products N.E.C.
103 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
17 March 2025
Employment effect (start)
17 March 2025
Foreseen end date
Description
Api Tech, a Nancy based designer and manufacturer of automated industrial machines, is cutting 103 jobs across its three production sites in Seichamps (Meurthe-et-Moselle), Saint-Dizier (Haute-Marne), and Bollène (Vaucluse). To implement this restructuring, 21 positions will be eliminated in Saint-Dizier, 56 in Seichamps, and 26 in Bollène.
The company experienced rapid growth following the COVID-19 pandemic but now faces the challenge of innovating to maintain its competitiveness. A voluntary departure plan has been introduced, allowing employees to leave until mid-February. Api Tech has also committed to supporting affected workers through psychological and social assistance, personalized career guidance, and training or reconversion programs to help them transition into new roles.
Eurofound (2025), Api Tech, Internal restructuring in France, factsheet number 202519, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/202519.
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