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Lietuva; Vidurio ir vakarų Lietuvos regionas ; Šiaulių apskritis
Location of affected unit(s)
Siauliai
Sector
Manufacturing (31) Manufacture of furniture 31 - Manufacture of furniture 31 - Manufacture of furniture
800 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
20 October 2008
Employment effect (start)
20 October 2008
Foreseen end date
20 October 2008
Description
On 20 October 2008, Venta, a producer of chairs and tables in Siauliai, closed down with the loss of 800 jobs. The main cause of the closure was the fall in demand for the company products. According to the management, Venta had a loss of 9 million LTL in 2007. Now the management intends to rent out the equipment so the company could gradually pay its suppliers and creditors.
Sources
20 October 2008: Verslo zinios
Citation
Eurofound (2008), Venta, Closure in Lithuania, factsheet number 67302, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/67302.