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Manufacturing (20 - 21) Manufacture of chemicals and pharmaceuticals 20 - Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 20 - Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products
600 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
4 October 2006
Employment effect (start)
15 November 2006
Foreseen end date
Description
In July 2006, Amonil Slobozia, a chemical fertiliser producer, laid off 231 employees, following the decision made by the Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders. During the meeting that took place in July, a new organisational structure containing 650 employees compared to current number of 831, was approved. The new organisational structure came into force on 1 September 2006.
In October 2006, Victor Dobrescu, the general director, announced the intention to close the company on 15 November 2006 and to lay off 600 out of 650 currently employed people.
Sources
5 October 2006: Ziarul Financiar
13 July 2006: Ziarul Financiar
14 July 2006: Ziarul Financiar
Citation
Eurofound (2006), Amonil, Closure in Romania, factsheet number 63774, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/63774.