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 Chemicals And Pharamceuticals Manufacture Of Chemicals And Chemical Products 20.42 - Manufacture of perfumes and toilet preparations
New offshoring locations
Germany, Slovakia
152 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
6 January 2007
Employment effect (start)
1 February 2007
Foreseen end date
31 December 2007
Description
The German cosmetic giant, Schwarzkopf and Henkel, has recently announced the closure of one of its Spanish plant situated in La Toja, Coruna. This should mean the direct dismissal for all 152 employees in 2007. This closure has come as a surprise to both employees and outside observers as the Spanish plant worked well in the last few years and results were at its maximum. The only comments made by the company revealed that this action was taken in an attempt to rationalise production of the cosmetic department. As a result the production capacity of the Spanish site will now be redistributed between the German and the Slovak sites.
Sources
6 January 2007: Cinco Días
Citation
Eurofound (2007), Henkel, Offshoring/Delocalisation in Spain, factsheet number 64757, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/64757.
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