BPB Paperboard

Type
Closure
Country
United Kingdom
Region
Scotland; North Eastern Scotland; Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire
Location of affected unit(s)
Bucksburn
Sector
Manufacturing
(16 - 17) Manufacture of wood and paper materials
17.1 - Manufacture of pulp, paper and paperboard
17.12 - Manufacture of paper and paperboard
250 - 276 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
3 March 2005
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
30 June 2005

Description

A paper mill in Aberdeen is to close with the loss of at least 250 jobs. BPB Paperboard announced the closure of the Davidson Mill in Bucksburn. The company said the factory, which produces 225,000 tonnes of paper a year, was unable to meet the technological demands of the industry.

The mill employs 276 people but only a small number are expected to be offered jobs elsewhere in the company. It is expected to close finally in June 2005.

Sources

  • 3 March 2005: BBC News

Citation

Eurofound (2005), BPB Paperboard, Closure in United Kingdom, factsheet number 61222, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/61222.