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.
Manufacturing Manufacture Of Wood And Paper Materials Manufacture Of Paper And Paper Products 17 - Manufacture of paper and paper products
120 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
22 March 2004
Employment effect (start)
1 March 2004
Foreseen end date
1 December 2005
Description
Pergo has decided to transfer major parts of the production equipment required to manufacture products for the European market from Perstorp to Trelleborg. In total, approximately 120 persons will be given notice, most of them in Perstorp. Some 20 persons will be offered work in Trelleborg. The implementation of the plan will start immediately, with 45 persons being given notice. The timetable for the total structural change is estimated at one and a half year.
Sources
30 August 2005: Press release by Pergo
22 March 2004: Dagens Nyheter
22 March 2004: Press release by Pergo
30 August 2005: Sveriges Radio
Citation
Eurofound (2004), Pergo AB, Internal restructuring in Sweden, factsheet number 60020, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/60020.
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