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 Rubber And Plastic Products And Other Non-Metallic Mineral Products Manufacture Of Other Non-Metallic Mineral Products 23 - Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products
New offshoring locations
2,700 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
12 October 2004
Employment effect (start)
1 December 2005
Foreseen end date
Description
Arc International announced a strong restructuring of its French site in Arques. By the end of 2005, three productions ovens will be closed and 80,000 tons of glass production will be transferred abroad. 25% of the French employees will lose their jobs. 1,700 employees will benefit from pre-retirement measures starting from October 2006, while others will be internally relocated. The total loss of 2,700 employees comes as a shock for the local economy, as 1/5 of the whole population of Saint-Omer was employed by Arc.
Sources
14 October 2004: Les Echos
Citation
Eurofound (2004), Arc International, Offshoring/Delocalisation in France, factsheet number 60831, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/60831.
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