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.
The City of Graz, Austria, announced the creation of around 100 new jobs through the development of the Energiewerk Graz (EWG), a new waste-to-energy plant that will operate within the local waste management and energy supply sector in Styria. The project affects employment in the greater Graz area, where the facility will replace the current reliance on distant external treatment plants.
The restructuring is driven by rising costs and shrinking external treatment capacity for non-recyclable waste, prompting the city to shift to an integrated local solution. Construction of the new facility is already under way, with employment effects expected to start during the building phase and continue as the plant enters regular operation. The new positions are expected to include technical, operational and support functions, predominantly full-time roles.
The Energiewerk Graz will process municipal residual waste and generate both electricity and district heating. The overall investment amounts to approximately EUR 250 million.
Eurofound (2025), Energiewerk Graz (EWG), Business expansion in Austria, factsheet number 203754, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/203754.
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