Type
Closure
Country
France
Region
Est; Lorraine; Vosges
Location of affected unit(s)
Docelles
Sector
Manufacturing
Manufacture Of Wood And Paper Materials
Manufacture Of Paper And Paper Products
17.2 - Manufacture of articles of paper and paperboard

161 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
2 December 2013
Employment effect (start)
3 February 2014
Foreseen end date
28 February 2014

Description

UPM plans to shut down its paper factory of Docelles (Vosges), making all 161 staff redundant by February 2014.

This follows the announcement of the plant’s closure in January 2013 and the search for potential buyers. The search remained unsuccessful as UPM refused a recent offer that allegedly would not have guaranteed the production to be maintained.

UPM is based in Finland. Earlier this year, the group had finalised the sale of its mill in Stracel to a joint-venture, which led to the take-over of 130 staff and the dismissal of 120 others.


Sources

  • 3 December 2013: Vosges-Matin

Citation

Eurofound (2013), UPM Kymmene France, Closure in France, factsheet number 76286, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/76286.