Haas & Czjzek

Type
Closure
Country
Czechia
Region
Česko; Severozápad; Karlovarský kraj
Location of affected unit(s)
Horní Slavkov
Sector
Manufacturing
(22 - 23) Manufacture of rubber, plastic and non-metallic minerals
23.4 - Manufacture of other porcelain and ceramic products
23.45 - Manufacture of other ceramic products
110 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
29 January 2011
Employment effect (start)
31 January 2011
Foreseen end date

Description

Czech porcelain factory Haas & Czjzek terminated its operations and closed the factory in Horn Slovkov on 31 January 2011. All 110 employees were laid off. Last year the company faced a financial loss of CZK 10 million and decline in orders. The Russian owner of the facility was forced to close the plant after the Russian government imposed an increase on customs duty for imports of porcelain product from the EU in February 2010. The region has an unemployment rate of 14%.

Sources

  • 29 January 2011: Lidové Noviny

Citation

Eurofound (2011), Haas & Czjzek, Closure in Czechia, factsheet number 71545, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/71545.