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Manufacturing Manufacture Of Computer, Electrical Electronic And Optical Products Manufacture Of Electrical Equipment 27.4 - Manufacture of electric lighting equipment
300 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
24 January 2019
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
Description
German manufacturer of lighting equipment Osram has announced plans to cut 300 out of the 2,800 positions at its subsidiary Opto Semiconductor in Regensburg. The company cited weak demand from the automobile industry, the decrease in sales by smartphone manufacturers such as Apple and Samsung and the effects of the trade conflict between USA and China as the main causes. There is no information on the timeframe for the restructuring.
The group previously restructured in 2018, when 600 jobs were cut.
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