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Manufacturing Manufacturing Of Machinery And Equipment Manufacture Of Machinery And Equipment N.E.C. 28 - Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.
39 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
28 November 2008
Employment effect (start)
1 January 2009
Foreseen end date
Description
Finnish Machinery manufacturer Metso announced 39 job cuts in its Fiber business line unit in Pori. 39 of the total of 300 employees will lose their jobs and the remaining 260 are to be temporarily laid off. The measures are caused by the weakening of the global market situation, which has led to changes in order schedules and a reduction in the amount of work.
The measures wil commence in January 2009 at the earliest. Metso's units in Pori are part of the company's Fiber business line. They specialize in machinery and related expert services for chemical pulping.
The number of Metso personnel in Finland totals approximately 9,300.
Sources
19 January 2009: www.metso.com
28 November 2008: www.metso.com
Citation
Eurofound (2008), Metso Fiber, Internal restructuring in Finland, factsheet number 68593, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/68593.
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