Type
Closure
Country
Spain
Region
Este; Cataluña; Barcelona
Location of affected unit(s)
Igualada
Sector
Manufacturing
Manufacture Of Material For Textiles, Apparel, Leather And Related Products
Manufacture Of Wearing Apparel
14.39 - Manufacture of other knitted and crocheted apparel

240 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
29 April 2004
Employment effect (start)
2 May 2004
Foreseen end date
2 May 2004

Description

The Textiles Company Ignacio Carner has decided its closure making 240 redundancies effective. The company has had losses amounting to 7,8 million euros during the last three years. It had specialised in the manufacture of pullovers. The company decided to close due to the impossibility to compete with Asian manufacturers.


Sources

  • 30 April 2004: El País

Citation

Eurofound (2004), Ignacio Carner, Closure in Spain, factsheet number 60332, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/60332.