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 (26 - 27) Manufacture of electrical, electronic and optical products 27 - Manufacture of electrical equipment 27 - Manufacture of electrical equipment
400 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
15 January 2009
Employment effect (start)
1 February 2009
Foreseen end date
Description
Elcoteq, a Finnish electronics manufacturing services company, is to close its plant in Arad with the consequent loss of 400 jobs. The closure is part of a large restructuring plan resulting in the closure of production units across Russia, China and the USA, encompassing 4,500 job losses in total.
Sources
16 January 2009: Ziarul Financiar
Citation
Eurofound (2009), Elcoteq, Closure in Romania, factsheet number 67991, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/67991.