Type
Closure
Country
Sweden
Region
Västsverige; Västra Götalands län;
Location of affected unit(s)
Bohus
Sector
Manufacturing
Manufacture Of Chemicals And Pharamceuticals
Manufacture Of Chemicals And Chemical Products
20 - Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products

150 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
14 September 2004
Employment effect (start)
1 September 2005
Foreseen end date
30 November 2005

Description

Akzo Nobel will stop producing chlorine in Bohus. As a result of this decision, 150 workers will be dismissed. The reason put forward by the company for this plan is the loss of an important client, Norsk Hydro, which has decided to start producing chlorine in Norway.


Sources

  • 14 September 2004: Svenska Dagbladet

Citation

Eurofound (2004), Akzo Nobel, Closure in Sweden, factsheet number 60536, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/60536.