Henkel

Type
Offshoring/Delocalisation
Country
Hungary
Region
Alföld és Észak; Észak-Alföld; Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok
Location of affected unit(s)
Szolnok
Sector
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
Austria, Poland, Serbia
124 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
9 February 2006
Employment effect (start)
9 February 2006
Foreseen end date

Description

Henkel Hungary will close its laundry detergent factory in Szolnok (eastern Hungary). The production will be relocated to the group's factories in Austria, Poland and Serbia. The production of liquid detergents, which keeps on winning market share, will remain in Körösladány (southeastern Hungary). This factory provides a whole product range for the region as well as some products for western Europe, America and Japan.

Sources

  • 9 February 2006: Világgazdaság
  • 9 February 2006: Napi Gazdaság
  • 10 February 2006: Népszabadság
  • 9 February 2006: Népszabadság

Citation

Eurofound (2006), Henkel, Offshoring/Delocalisation in Hungary, factsheet number 62919, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/62919.