Biella Kimle

Type
Internal restructuring
Country
Hungary
Region
Dunántúl; Nyugat-Dunántúl; Győr-Moson-Sopron
Location of affected unit(s)
Kimle
Sector
Manufacturing
(16 - 17) Manufacture of wood and paper materials
17.2 - Manufacture of articles of paper and paperboard
17.23 - Manufacture of paper stationery
100 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
3 August 2013
Employment effect (start)
5 August 2013
Foreseen end date

Description

Biella Kimle announced the mass dismissal of 100 employees in Hungary; 88 of them will be asked to leave the company on 5 August 2013. The swiss-owned Biella Kimle employs 130 people in the western village Kimle.

The company has been operating there for 21 years. The closure is likely to be due to the loss in market demand, further details have not been published yet.

Sources

  • 5 August 2013: HR Portal
  • 3 August 2013: index.hu

Citation

Eurofound (2013), Biella Kimle, Internal restructuring in Hungary, factsheet number 75731, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/75731.