Meopta-Optika

Type
Internal restructuring
Country
Czechia
Region
Česko; Střední Morava; Olomoucký kraj
Location of affected unit(s)
Přerov
Sector
Manufacturing
(26 - 27) Manufacture of electrical, electronic and optical products
26 - Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products
26 - Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products
200 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
3 January 2012
Employment effect (start)
3 January 2012
Foreseen end date
31 December 2012

Description

Meopta-Optika, a global producer of precision optics, is to cut about 200 jobs out of a total 2,600 at its Přerov facility in 2012.

Meopta operates facilities in the Czech Republic and the US. The company develops, manufactures and produces optical products for both the military sector and industrial/ consumer use.

Sources

  • 3 January 2012: Lidové Noviny

Citation

Eurofound (2012), Meopta-Optika, Internal restructuring in Czechia, factsheet number 72920, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/72920.