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Manufacturing Manufacturing Of Machinery And Equipment Manufacture Of Machinery And Equipment N.E.C. 28.23 - Manufacture of office machinery and equipment (except computers and peripheral equipment)
150 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
19 July 2018
Employment effect (start)
19 July 2018
Foreseen end date
Description
French producer of printing components Artech Poland has announced that it will cut its employment at the production facility in Prudnik. It implies that 150 employees will be dismissed through a collective dismissal programme within the next months. Currently, the conditions of the programme are being negotiated with the local trade union. As the source reports, financial reasons and organizational issues are behind the decision.
Artech Poland is part of Armor group specializing in chemistry and printing technologies. The company has been operating in Prudnik, Poland, since 1996. Currently, Artech Poland employs about 267 people at its first unit in Prudnik.
Sources
Citation
Eurofound (2018), Artech Poland, Internal restructuring in Poland, factsheet number 94738, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/94738.
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