Restructuring events
European Restructuring Monitor (ERM)
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.
As announced on 11 November 2025, German plastics manufacturer REHAU plans to cut 203 jobs in its REHAU Building Solutions division in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. Out of these, 101 positions are cut in Germany, with a large share in Erlangen (Bavaria).
The company aims to strategically realign due to the economic market situation and increase efficiency in organisation and administration across the Europe, Middle East, and Africa region. Doing so, the company will withdraw from previous markets, mainly in Eastern Europe, and refocus its operations to ensure customer satisfaction.
The REHAU Group operates internationally with 160 locations worldwide. In Germany, Rehau has two main headquarters, located in Rehau and Erlangen. REHAU Building Solutions employs around 2,000 people worldwide. Other divisions of the company in Erlangen are not affected by the restructuring. Germany, as the company's largest market, will become its own sales division in the future.
Eurofound (2025), Rehau Building Solutions, Internal restructuring in Germany, factsheet number 203659, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/203659.
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