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Manufacturing Manufacture For Transport Equipment Manufacture Of Motor Vehicles, Trailers And Semi-Trailers 29.3 - Manufacture of parts and accessories for motor vehicles
350 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
30 May 2009
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
30 April 2010
Description
Maflow is to close its plant located in Trezzano sul Naviglio, with the consequent loss of 350 jobs. On May 2009, due to its debts, Maflow Italy was declared in state of insolvency. On July, the Italian Court declared the opening of the ‘Amministrazione Straordinaria' for the company. Up to now, any subject has been declared interested in buying the company, and consequently, the collective dismissals for the workers employed in the Trezzano's plant become higher and higher.
Maflow manufactures air-conditioned systems for automotive sector.
Sources
19 November 2009: Rassegna.it
Citation
Eurofound (2009), Maflow, Bankruptcy in Italy, factsheet number 69953, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/69953.
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