Sartorius Biohit Liquid Handling

Type
Reshoring
Country
Finland
Reshoring from
China
Reshored business function
Production
Region
Manner-Suomi; Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi; Kainuu
Location of affected unit(s)
Kajaani
Sector
Manufacturing
(26 - 27) Manufacture of electrical, electronic and optical products
26.5 - Manufacture of measuring testing instruments, clocks and watches
26.5 - Manufacture of measuring testing instruments, clocks and watches
20 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
20 January 2018
Employment effect (start)
1 April 2018
Foreseen end date
1 December 2018

Description

The Finnish company Sartorius Biohit Liquid Handling is part of the German group Sartorius, that produces laboratory equipment. The company decided to interrupt the Chinese production of electronic pipettes and new mechanical products. The plant in China will be reorganised as a maintenance and distribution center. The production activity will be relocated in the Finnish plant in Kajaani starting from spring 2018. Around 20 new jobs will be created in Finland by the end of 2018.

Sources

Citation

Eurofound (2018), Sartorius Biohit Liquid Handling, Reshoring in Finland, factsheet number 86, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/86.