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 Manufacture Of Rubber And Plastic Products And Other Non-Metallic Mineral Products Manufacture Of Other Non-Metallic Mineral Products 23 - Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products
240 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
17 July 2010
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
31 December 2012
Description
On 17 July, the concrete products manufacturer Bonna Sabla, which is part of the group Consolis, announced 240 job cuts and the closure of 15 sites (out of the 52 across France) by the end of 2012. Six additional plants are also affected by the job cuts. Bonna Sabla blames the job cuts on the slowdown in the construction sector and in « the suspension of major infrastructure », says the management.
Eurofound (2010), Bonna Sabla, Internal restructuring in France, factsheet number 70753, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/70753.
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