The restructuring events database contains factsheets with data on large-scale restructuring events reported in the principal national media and company websites in each EU Member State. This database was created in 2002.
Manufacturing (20 - 21) Manufacture of chemicals and pharmaceuticals 20 - Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 20 - Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products
103 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
21 September 2006
Employment effect (start)
2 October 2006
Foreseen end date
31 January 2007
Description
Dupont Vaucouleurs, a French manufacturer of industrial painting, announced an internal restructuring on 21 September 2006. The company, that employs 323 people in its unit in Yvelines, is expected to cut 103 jobs between October 2006 and January 2007. Dupont Vaucouleurs is experiencing financial difficulties as a result of decreased production in the French car industry since the second half of 2006.
Sources
22 September 2006: Le Parisien
Citation
Eurofound (2006), Dupont Vaucouleurs, Internal restructuring in France, factsheet number 64118, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/64118.