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.
Pays de la Loire; Pays de la Loire; Maine-et-Loire
Location of affected unit(s)
Pouancé
Sector
Manufacturing (22 - 23) Manufacture of rubber, plastic and non-metallic minerals 22.2 - Manufacture of plastic products 22.26 - Manufacture of other plastic products
214 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
27 April 2012
Employment effect (start)
1 June 2012
Foreseen end date
31 December 2012
Description
Plastic producer Sotira 49 has announced the closure of its plant of Pouancé, France, which currently employs 214 people. The plant will be closed by the end of 2012. First wave of dismissals is planned in June.
This decision was taken after Faurecia, the French specialist in engineering and production of automotive solutions, renounced to take over the company. The employee's representatives of Sotira 49 have met local government leaders to look for solutions leading to the opening of a new plant.
Sources
3 May 2012: Ouest-France
30 April 2012: Courrier de l'Ouest
27 April 2012: France3
Citation
Eurofound (2012), Sotira 49, Closure in France, factsheet number 73497, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/73497.
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