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Manufacturing (20 - 21) Manufacture of chemicals and pharmaceuticals 20.4 - Manufacture of washing, cleaning and polishing preparations 20.4 - Manufacture of washing, cleaning and polishing preparations
New offshoring locations
China
200 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
27 October 2005
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
Description
On 27 October 2005, Management of Ontex announced its intentions to dismiss 200 permanent workers and 100 temporary workers. The company, based in Buggenhout has two factories producing diapers. The production will be delocalised to China.
Eurofound (2005), Ontex, Offshoring/Delocalisation in Belgium, factsheet number 62628, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/62628.