Kléber Toul

Type
Offshoring/Delocalisation
Country
France
Region
Grand Est; Lorraine; Meurthe-et-Moselle
Location of affected unit(s)
Toul (Meurthe, Moselle)
Sector
Manufacturing
(22 - 23) Manufacture of rubber, plastic and non-metallic minerals
22.1 - Manufacture of rubber products
22.11 - Manufacture, retreading and rebuilding of rubber tyres and manufacture of tubes
New offshoring locations
Romania, Hungary, Poland
100 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
13 June 2006
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
21 September 2006

Description

Kléber (Michelin group), the French producer of tyres, announced on 13 June 2006 the stop of part of the production of tyres for vans in autumn 2006. The stopped production (in Toul, Meurthe et Moselle) should be manufactured in Romania, Hungary and Poland, where Group Michelin invested in new machines. According to trade unions', the social plan is expected to cut 100 jobs out of a total of 738 in Toul.

Sources

  • 14 June 2006: Les Echos

Citation

Eurofound (2006), Kléber Toul, Offshoring/Delocalisation in France, factsheet number 63625, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/63625.