GE Plastics

Type
Internal restructuring
Country
Netherlands
Region
West-Nederland; Noord-Holland; Groot-Amsterdam
Location of affected unit(s)
Bergen op Zoom, Amsterdam
Sector
Manufacturing
(20 - 21) Manufacture of chemicals and pharmaceuticals
20 - Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products
20 - Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products
240 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
22 January 2003
Employment effect (start)
1 January 2003
Foreseen end date

Description

GE Plastics is a leading global manufacturer and distributor of plastics resins and plastics shapes used in a number of key industries including automotive, computers, telecommunications, appliances, optical media, packaging, and building and construction. In Bergen op Zoom 170 dismissals from which 130 direct. The site of Amsterdam (GE Plastics ABS) is closed, 70 dismissals.

Citation

Eurofound (2003), GE Plastics, Internal restructuring in Netherlands, factsheet number 59183, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/59183.