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.
Manufacturing (20 - 21) Manufacture of chemicals and pharmaceuticals 20.5 - Manufacture of other chemical products 20.5 - Manufacture of other chemical products
146 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
10 September 2012
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
Description
The Ardagh factory in Merthyr Tydfil will shut down and move production to Nottinghamshire and Norwich resulting in the loss of 146 jobs.
The closure came after a period of consultation with the unions and the Welsh government.
The company stated that it would do everything it could to offer workers jobs at its other UK factories.
No timeline is available yet.
Sources
10 September 2012: BBC News
Citation
Eurofound (2012), Ardagh Group, Relocation in United Kingdom, factsheet number 74143, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/74143.