Type
Closure
Country
Germany
Region
Nordrhein-Westfalen; Düsseldorf; Düsseldorf
Location of affected unit(s)
Düsseldorf
Sector
Manufacturing
Manufacture Of Rubber And Plastic Products And Other Non-Metallic Mineral Products
Manufacture Of Rubber And Plastic Products
22 - Manufacture of rubber and plastic products

230 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
25 May 2005
Employment effect (start)
31 December 2005
Foreseen end date
31 December 2005

Description

Traditional maker of glass bottles Glashütte Gerresheim will be closed by the mother company Owens-Illinois by the end of the year 2005. Demand for one-way bottles has plummeted in Germany after the introduction of an obligatory deposit for bottles. Owens-Illinois has announced to help the affected workers find new jobs


Sources

  • 27 May 2005: Rheinische Post

Citation

Eurofound (2005), Glashütte Gerresheim, Closure in Germany, factsheet number 61676, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/61676.