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 (26 - 27) Manufacture of electrical, electronic and optical products 27 - Manufacture of electrical equipment 27 - Manufacture of electrical equipment
450 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
23 October 2009
Employment effect (start)
1 January 2010
Foreseen end date
31 March 2011
Description
Swedish domestic appliance manufacturer Electrolux has announced that it will be closing its Alcalá de Henares (Madrid) factory in 2011. The company has 450 staff there. The closure will be completed during the first quarter of 2011 and will involve an expenditure of around 440 million Swedish crowns (approximately 43 million euro).
Sources
23 October 2009: Cinco Días
Citation
Eurofound (2009), Electrolux, Closure in Spain, factsheet number 69896, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/69896.