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.
Wales; West Wales and The Valleys; Central Valleys
Location of affected unit(s)
Ebbw Vale
Sector
Utilities Water Supply; Sewerage, Waste Management And Remediation Activities Waste Collection, Treatment And Disposal Activities; Materials Recovery 38 - Waste collection, treatment and disposal activities; materials recovery
128 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
16 December 2004
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
Description
A battery recycling plant is to be built in the Gwent valleys, bringing 128 jobs to an unemployment blackspot. EnviroWales Ltd has received a £2.5 million grant from the Welsh Assembly Government towards the project.
The factory will be built on the Rassau Industrial Estate near Ebbw Vale and is expected to open in 2006. The factory will have the capacity to deal with up to 70,000 tonnes of used batteries a year.
Sources
16 December 2004: BBC News
Citation
Eurofound (2004), EnviroWales Ltd, Business expansion in United Kingdom, factsheet number 61138, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/61138.
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