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Manufacturing (13 - 15) Manufacture of textiles, apparel and leather 13.9 - Manufacture of other textiles 13.9 - Manufacture of other textiles
300 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
17 December 2008
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
1 January 2009
Description
Finnish viscose fibre production company Kuitu Finland Oy has filed for bankruptcy. In 2007 the First Alverstone Group, a private equity group headquartered in Singapore, acquired the majority of Säteri Oy's shares. As of December 1, 2007 Säteri Oy's name changed to Kuitu Finland Oy. Kuitu Finland employs some 300 workers in Valkeakoski.
Sources
17 December 2008: Helsingin Sanomat
Citation
Eurofound (2008), Kuitu Finland, Bankruptcy in Finland, factsheet number 67669, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/67669.