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 (28) Manufacture of machinery and equipment 28 - Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 28 - Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.
500 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
19 February 2009
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
Description
Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (FAZ) reports that CNC lathe manufacturer Index Group, a supplier to the automotive sector, is to cut 500 jobs as the company expects a long lasting reduction in sales. Index Group is one of the leading CNC lathe manufacturers worldwide. There is no further infomation on the job cuts.
Sources
19 February 2009: Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung
Citation
Eurofound (2009), Index Werke, TRAUB, Internal restructuring in Germany, factsheet number 68337, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/68337.