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Manufacturing Manufacture Of Food And Beverage Manufacture Of Food Products 10.41 - Manufacture of oils and fats
160 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
2 April 2014
Employment effect (start)
2 April 2014
Foreseen end date
31 August 2014
Description
Oil and vegetable fat manufacturer Bunge announced plans to close down its unit (named Elmilk) in Szczecinek and cut 160 jobs by the end of August 2014.
Workers who are made redundant will receive a severance package, additionally the company hopes to provide training and professional consultation.
In 2012 the factory was acquired by Zakłady Tłuszczowe ‘Kruszwica’ which is a member of Bunge group. The closure of the plant is part of a larger restructuring programme aiming at changing of the organizational structure of Zakłady Tłuszczowe ‘Kruszwica’.
Sources
11 April 2014: Portal Spożywczy
2 April 2014: Głos Koszaliński
Citation
Eurofound (2014), Elmilk, Closure in Poland, factsheet number 76839, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/76839.
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