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 - Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products
240 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
28 July 2008
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
Description
Polyone, a multi-national group that operates in the chemical sector and manufactures a range of chemical products, has announced that it is to close eight sites in the United States and UK with the loss of 240 jobs. Seven of the plants are based in the United States, whereas one is based in Bolton in the UK. Management at the firm have stated that 90 employees will have their jobs transferred to remaining production sites, and the remaining 150 are likely to be directly dismissed. As of July 2008, there is no information on how the job losses will be distributed between the sites. A senior manager at the group stated:
‘After conducting a thorough review of our entire operation, our business teams identified opportunities to further align our capacity and production assets to improve the effectiveness of our global manufacturing footprint.’
Stephen Newlin, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of the group, stated that the closure of the sites was attributable to recent high raw material and energy costs, and weakened demand for the group’s products from the housing and automotive sector.
As of July 2008, there is no information on when the closures of the sites and job losses will be implemented by. Polyone employs 4,600 internationally and operates approximately 38 sites. In 2007 it had an annual revenue of USD 2,632 million (€1,783 million)
Sources
30 July 2008: www.prw.com
Citation
Eurofound (2008), PolyOne, Closure in World, factsheet number 66974, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/66974.
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