Merck

Type
Offshoring/Delocalisation
Country
Germany
Region
Hessen; Darmstadt; Darmstadt, Kreisfreie Stadt
Location of affected unit(s)
Darmstadt
Sector
Manufacturing
(20 - 21) Manufacture of chemicals and pharmaceuticals
21 - Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations
21 - Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations
New offshoring locations
Not Available
200 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
31 May 2012
Employment effect (start)
1 January 2013
Foreseen end date

Description

As announced on 31 May 2012, German chemical and pharmaceutical company Merck will relocate its administration site Merck Shared Services Europe (MSSE) in Darmstadt to Eastern Europe. As a result of the move some 200 jobs will be lost. The management is currently holding talks with employee representatives.

The delocalisation is part of Merck's "Fit for 2018" programme. Worldwide, Merck employs 40,000 people.

Sources

  • 31 May 2012: Handelsblatt (online)
  • 31 May 2012: Financial Times Deutschland

Citation

Eurofound (2012), Merck, Offshoring/Delocalisation in Germany, factsheet number 73662, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/73662.