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Manufacturing (22 - 23) Manufacture of rubber, plastic and non-metallic minerals 23.2 - Manufacture of refractory products 23.31 - Manufacture of ceramic tiles and flags
220 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
14 October 2009
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
31 December 2009
Description
Lasselsberger, a ceramic wall tiles producer, is to cut 220 jobs with the closure of two plants (RAKO 1 and RAKO 2) in Rakovník by the end of 2009 due to a sharp decline in customer orders. The whole production will be centralised in a single facility (RAKO 3) where a new technology production line has been established since the beginning of October 2009.
Sources
14 October 2009: Finanční noviny
Citation
Eurofound (2009), Lasselsberger, Closure in Czechia, factsheet number 69699, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/69699.