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Manufacturing Manufacture Of Chemicals And Pharamceuticals Manufacture Of Chemicals And Chemical Products 20.15 - Manufacture of fertilisers and nitrogen compounds
300 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
12 May 2014
Employment effect (start)
1 June 2014
Foreseen end date
2 June 2014
Description
Amurco, a Romanian integrated chemical company, cut 300 jobs in Bacau on June 1 2014. According to the sources, the announcement was made after the plant had been closed for two and a half months. The sources note that the closure is a result of the 2013 increase in methane gas prices, which is 80% of the plant’s expense. Additionally, there was a decrease in demand for fertilizers in the market. The sources report that under the collective agreement, each employee is entitled to a severance pay equivalent to three months wages.
According to the sources, in July 2013 430 employees were laid off at the company. The ERM previously announced job cuts at the company in 2009.
Sources
12 May 2014: Mediafax
13 May 2014: Digi 24
Citation
Eurofound (2014), Amurco, Bankruptcy in Romania, factsheet number 77259, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/77259.
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