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 June 2007
Employment effect (start)
21 June 2007
Foreseen end date
Description
After 39 years of activity, Companhia de cartões do Cavado, a manufacturer of special compact cards for several uses, announced the closure of its factory in Braga on 21 of June. The reason given for the closure is the high level of debts the company has incurred in and the impossibility of having access to external capital to make the activity feasible. The closure will affect 103 workers.
Sources
22 June 2007: Jornal de Notícias
Citation
Eurofound (2007), Companhia de cartões do Cavado, Closure in Portugal, factsheet number 65530, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/65530.