Villeroy & Boch

Type
Internal restructuring
Country
Germany
Region
Saarland; Saarland; Merzig-Wadern
Location of affected unit(s)
Mettlach
Sector
Manufacturing
(22 - 23) Manufacture of rubber, plastic and non-metallic minerals
23.4 - Manufacture of other porcelain and ceramic products
23.41 - Manufacture of ceramic household and ornamental articles
330 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
11 March 2005
Employment effect (start)
11 March 2005
Foreseen end date
31 December 2007

Description

The German ceramics and tiles group Villeroy & Boch plans to cut some 330 jobs until 2007 on the site of Mettlach. The job cuts were justified by sluggish consumer spending, increasing competition from low-wage countries and new technological developments in the tableware sector. The group employs worldwide some 10,000 people.

Sources

  • 12 March 2005: Stuttgarter Zeitung

Citation

Eurofound (2005), Villeroy & Boch, Internal restructuring in Germany, factsheet number 61341, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/61341.