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Manufacturing Manufacture Of Rubber And Plastic Products And Other Non-Metallic Mineral Products Manufacture Of Other Non-Metallic Mineral Products 23.19 - Manufacture and processing of other glass, including technical glassware
144 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
23 May 2017
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
Description
Ducatt, a Belgian producer of specialised glass products situated in Lommel has announced its closure. In total 144 employees will lose their jobs, 113 blue collar and 31 white collar workers. The main factor that led to the closure has been the bankruptcy application of German company SolarWorld, which was responsible for half of the orders Ducatt received. Trade union representatives are highly critical indicating that there has been no communication with the employees by company management.
Sources
23 May 2017: De Morgen
23 May 2017: HLN
Citation
Eurofound (2017), Ducatt, Closure in Belgium, factsheet number 91014, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/91014.
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