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Manufacturing Manufacture Of Basic Metal And Fabricated Metal Products Manufacture Of Basic Metals 24.10 - Manufacture of basic iron and steel and of ferro-alloys
400 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
14 September 2018
Employment effect (start)
17 September 2018
Foreseen end date
Description
British Steel has announced to cut 400 jobs, mostly at Scunthorpe in the UK, but also in other EU countries as Ireland, France and the Netherlands. The decision is related to the weakness of the British currency that pushed up the cost of raw materials. The aim of the cost reduction it to increase investments. The main job cuts will hit management and support functions.
British steel employs 5,000 people, mainly at its UK production sites in Scunthorpe, Teesside and Skinningrove. It belongs to Greybull Capital that bought it in 2016 tfrom the Indian steelmaker Tata.
Sources
Citation
Eurofound (2018), British Steel, Internal restructuring in European Union, factsheet number 95488, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/95488.
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