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 Manufacture Of Wood And Paper Materials Manufacture Of Paper And Paper Products 17.12 - Manufacture of paper and paperboard
297 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
4 October 2006
Employment effect (start)
5 October 2006
Foreseen end date
5 October 2007
Description
On 4 October 2006 the Swedish/Finnish group Stora Enso announced that the paper factory Berghuizer in Wapenveld will be closed down in 2007. As a consequence, 297 jobs will be lost. Due to the increased energy prices, Berghuizer was not able anymore to run the factory profitable.
According to Stora Enso the closings are part of a program to keep the production in Europe profitable.
Sources
5 October 2006: Het Financieele Dagblad
5 October 2006: NRC Handelsblad
Citation
Eurofound (2006), Berghuizer Papierfabriek, Closure in Netherlands, factsheet number 64233, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/64233.
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