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 (22 - 23) Manufacture of rubber, plastic and non-metallic minerals 22 - Manufacture of rubber and plastic products 22 - Manufacture of rubber and plastic products
130 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
5 December 2008
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
31 December 2008
Description
RPC Bebo, a subsidiary of multinational supplier of rigid plastic packaging, has announced the closure of the Aš site with 130 job losses by the end of 2008. The restructuring is a part of the international strategy facing the global financial crisis.
The RPC group operates in 12 European countries and the United States. According to the British media, two sites in Netherlands (Halfweg, Ravenstein) will be closed. The company’s website has also announced the closure of the factory at Mozzate in Northern Italy by June 2009.
Sources
5 December 2008: Hospodárske noviny
Citation
Eurofound (2008), RPC Bebo, Closure in Czechia, factsheet number 67562, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/67562.
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