Locsa

Type
Closure
Country
Spain
Region
Sur; Andalucía; Córdoba
Location of affected unit(s)
Sector
Manufacturing
(24 - 25) Manufacture of metals
24.4 - Manufacture of basic precious and other non-ferrous metals
24.44 - Copper production
120 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
30 June 2011
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date

Description

KME Locsa, a manufacturer of copper and zinc alloy products, has presented a redundancy procedure for all 120 workers at its site in Córdoba. The unions have rejected the procedure. Currently, the Labour Authority is considering the case.

KME Locsa was founded in 1993 and is a subsidiary of the Italian multinational KME. KME is a pan-European industrial group with a leading position in the global market for copper and copper alloy products. It has a workforce of about 6,700 employees in 16 countries.

Sources

  • 30 June 2011: Diario de Córdoba

Citation

Eurofound (2011), Locsa, Closure in Spain, factsheet number 72141, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/72141.