Type
Closure
Country
Belgium
Region
RĂ©gion Wallonne; Prov. Hainaut; Arr. Charleroi
Location of affected unit(s)
Feluy
Sector
Manufacturing
Manufacture Of Chemicals And Pharamceuticals
Manufacture Of Chemicals And Chemical Products
20 - Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products

133 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
22 October 2009
Employment effect (start)
22 October 2009
Foreseen end date
31 December 2009

Description

BASF Antwerp's executive committee, a subsidiary of the German chemical group, decided to put an end to its production in their site in Feluy (Wallonia). By the end of the year, the chemical company will have cut 133 jobs.

According to the trade unions, the restructuring measure is possibly a disguised relocation.


Sources

  • 23 October 2009: Le Soir
  • 22 October 2009: La Libre Belgique

Citation

Eurofound (2009), BASF Antwerp, Closure in Belgium, factsheet number 69757, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/69757.