The restructuring events database contains factsheets with data on large-scale restructuring events reported in the principal national media and company websites in each EU Member State. This database was created in 2002.
Manufacturing Manufacture Of Wood And Paper Materials Manufacture Of Paper And Paper Products 17.23 - Manufacture of paper stationery
179 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
25 March 2018
Employment effect (start)
25 March 2018
Foreseen end date
30 June 2018
Description
Swiss producer of office materials Biella Poland, a subsidiary of Biella group, has announced that it will close down its production facility in Szydłowiec. As a result, all 179 employees will be dismissed through a collective dismissal programme which will be carried out by July 2018. The source reports that redundant employees will receive severance pay according to seniority level.
The group has five production sites, and four distribution centres across Europe. The unit in Szydłowiec is specialized in the production of lever arch files, ring binders, paper boxes and magazine racks.
Sources
25 March 2018: Strefa Biznesu
29 March 2018: Strefa Biznesu
Citation
Eurofound (2018), Biella Poland, Closure in Poland, factsheet number 93776, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/93776.
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