SCA Packaging

Type
Closure
Country
Belgium
Region
Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest; Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest; Arr. de Bruxelles-Capitale/Arr. Brussel-Hoofdstad
Location of affected unit(s)
Anderlecht
Sector
Manufacturing
(16 - 17) Manufacture of wood and paper materials
17 - Manufacture of paper and paper products
17 - Manufacture of paper and paper products
130 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
5 February 2005
Employment effect (start)
5 February 2005
Foreseen end date

Description

The Anderlecht unit of the Swedish cardboard company SCA Packaging has announced its closure, causing the loss of 130 employees. Trade unions and management will discuss on Monday 7 February 2005 about the future of the 100 workers and 30 employees of the cardboard factory. Management indicated that the division was to close because of its impossibility to expand. SCA also owns plants in Buggenhout, Ghent, Courtrai and in Péronnes (Binche).

Sources

  • 5 February 2005: Le Soir

Citation

Eurofound (2005), SCA Packaging, Closure in Belgium, factsheet number 61122, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/61122.