Vishay

Type
Offshoring/Delocalisation
Country
France
Region
Grand Est; Alsace; Haut-Rhin
Location of affected unit(s)
Colmar
Sector
Manufacturing
(26 - 27) Manufacture of electrical, electronic and optical products
26 - Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products
26 - Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products
New offshoring locations
Hungary, China
292 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
31 August 2004
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date

Description

The American company Vishay is closing down its site in Colmar, producing diodes. The market shifting towards the east, the prices have fallen in the past few years. The production site of Colmar was in competition with two other factories within Vishay, one in Hungary, one in China. Internal move measures will be proposed to 40 employees. A special reconversion unit has been set up by Vishay to develop new activities on the site.

Sources

  • 31 August 2004: Les Echos

Citation

Eurofound (2004), Vishay, Offshoring/Delocalisation in France, factsheet number 60615, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/60615.