Varta Bosch

Type
Internal restructuring
Country
France
Region
Grand Est; Lorraine; Moselle
Location of affected unit(s)
Sarreguemines
Sector
Manufacturing
(26 - 27) Manufacture of electrical, electronic and optical products
27.2 - Manufacture of batteries and accumulators
27.2 - Manufacture of batteries and accumulators
109 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
19 May 2006
Employment effect (start)
30 June 2006
Foreseen end date
30 March 2007

Description

Varta Bosch, subsidiary of the world leader Johnson Controls Inc., announced the loss of 109 jobs (before end of March 2007) on its site of Sarreguemines (469 jobs). Varta should carry out an investment of EURO 5,400,000 to optimize the automation of the lines of assembly of batteries.

Sources

  • 24 May 2006: Les Echos
  • 22 May 2006: Les Echos

Citation

Eurofound (2006), Varta Bosch, Internal restructuring in France, factsheet number 63533, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/63533.