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Severna i Yugoiztochna Bulgaria; Yugoiztochen; Stara Zagora
Location of affected unit(s)
Kazanlak
Sector
Manufacturing (13 - 15) Manufacture of textiles, apparel and leather 13 - Manufacture of textiles 13 - Manufacture of textiles
205 - 214 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
11 August 2016
Employment effect (start)
20 September 2016
Foreseen end date
Description
In August 2016, the management of textile manufacturer Katex Kazanlak announced that 205 employees out of a total workforce of 214 will be dismissed as of 20 September 2016. The company has also decided to suspend temporarily its production activities. The management informed that production facilities will be maintained but production will restart in more favourable market conditions.
Sources
11 August 2016: novini.bg
11 August 2016: banker.bg
14 August 2016: Capital.bg
Citation
Eurofound (2016), Katex Kazanlak, Closure in Bulgaria, factsheet number 88780, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/88780.