Huta Szkła

Type
Internal restructuring
Country
Poland
Region
Makroregion wschodni; Podkarpackie; Krośnieński
Location of affected unit(s)
Krosno
Sector
Manufacturing
(22 - 23) Manufacture of rubber, plastic and non-metallic minerals
23 - Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products
23 - Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products
1,000 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
28 May 2008
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date

Description

Huta Szkła KROSNO, a glass factory located in Krosno, announced the loss of 1,000 jobs (out of a current workforce of 3,500) as a result of increasing imports of low-cost glass from South America and Asia and growing gas prices in Poland. As of May 2008, there is no information on when the job losses will be implemented by.

Sources

  • 28 May 2008: Rzeczpospolita

Citation

Eurofound (2008), Huta Szkła, Internal restructuring in Poland, factsheet number 66672, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/66672.