Type
Internal restructuring
Country
Germany
Region
Bremen; Bremen; Kreisfreie Stadt
Location of affected unit(s)
Brinkmann Bremen
Sector
Manufacturing
Manufacture Of Tobacco Products
Manufacture Of Tobacco Products
12 - Manufacture of tobacco products

242 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
13 April 2006
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date

Description

In the aftermath of the European Union's Court of Justice decision to rule a German tax loophole illegal that allowed companies to avoid high taxes on cigarettes that smokers must assemble themselves, British-American Tobacco decided to stop manufacturing this type of cigarettes. The group's company Brinkmann announced to cut 242 jobs at its Bremen plant.


Sources

  • 20 April 2013: Handelsblatt

Citation

Eurofound (2006), Brinkmann, Internal restructuring in Germany, factsheet number 63337, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/63337.