Freescale Semiconductor

Type
Closure
Country
United Kingdom
Region
Scotland; Southern Scotland; South Lanarkshire
Location of affected unit(s)
East Kilbride
Sector
Manufacturing
(26 - 27) Manufacture of electrical, electronic and optical products
26 - Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products
26 - Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products
800 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
15 October 2008
Employment effect (start)
15 October 2008
Foreseen end date
31 March 2009

Description

Freescale Semiconductor, a multinational high technology engineering firm, has announced that it is to close its microchip factory in East Kilbride. The factory opened in 1969, but will be closed in Spring 2009 with the loss of all 800 jobs. The company blamed the closure of the plant on a reduction in demand for the products made at East Kilbride, mainly used in mobile telephones and car engines, as a result of advances in technology.

Sources

  • 15 October 2008: BBC News

Citation

Eurofound (2008), Freescale Semiconductor, Closure in United Kingdom, factsheet number 67245, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/67245.