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Alfod es Eszak; Eszak-Alfold; Jasz-Nagykun-Szolnok
Location of affected unit(s)
Szolnok
Sector
Manufacturing Manufacture Of Chemicals And Pharamceuticals Manufacture Of Chemicals And Chemical Products 20.4 - Manufacture of soap and detergents, cleaning and polishing preparations, perfumes and toilet preparations
New offshoring locations
Austria, Poland, Serbia
124 jobs Number of planned job losses
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://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/62919.
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