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Manufacturing (24 - 25) Manufacture of metals 24.5 - Casting of metals 24.51 - Casting of iron
380 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
3 February 2009
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
31 December 2009
Description
The cast iron foundry in Śrem (Odlewnia Żeliwa "Śrem") is to cut 380 jobs out of 1,000 by the end of 2009. The foundry is owned by Famur, a corporate group from Katowice; it produces cast iron elements ranging in mass from 1 kg to 20 tonnes.
Sources
3 February 2009: Polska Agencja Prasowa Webside (www.pap.pl)
Citation
Eurofound (2009), Odlewnia Żeliwa, Internal restructuring in Poland, factsheet number 68097, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/68097.