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 (22 - 23) Manufacture of rubber, plastic and non-metallic minerals 22 - Manufacture of rubber and plastic products 22 - Manufacture of rubber and plastic products
1,173 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
26 May 2009
Employment effect (start)
26 May 2009
Foreseen end date
22 January 2014
Description
Goodyear - Dunlop, the American producer of tyres and rubber products has announced to cut 820 out of 1,400 employees in Amiens, France. The cuts are part of a restructuring strategy to reduce high-cost manufacturing. Serge Lussier, Goodyear's vice president of manufacturing in Europe, Middle East and Africa explained that costs at the plant in Amiens were no longer competitive. The decision is opposed by the trade unions.
Updated, 21/07/2014: As reported, the Amiens plant was closed with a consequent loss of 1,173 jobs.
Sources
21 July 2014: Journal de la Rechange & de la Réparation
Eurofound (2009), Goodyear Dunlop, Internal restructuring in France, factsheet number 69073, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/69073.
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