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Région wallonne; Prov. Liège; Arr. Verviers — communes francophones
Location of affected unit(s)
Dison
Sector
Manufacturing (28) Manufacture of machinery and equipment 28.2 - Manufacture of other general-purpose machinery 28.25 - Manufacture of non-domestic air conditioning equipment
216 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
13 February 2019
Employment effect (start)
1 September 2019
Foreseen end date
Description
Munters, a Swedish multinational manufacturer of air treatment and climate control solutions, has announced it will be closing its facility in Dison. In total 216 jobs are at risk of which approximately three quarters are blue collar workers and one quarter white collar. According to the trade union representatives within the company the main reasons behind the closure were limited profitability - the Dison unit was loss-making in 2018 and increased (foreign) competition especially in the market for data centre cooling solutions in which the Dison unit specialised.
Citation
Eurofound (2019), Munters, Closure in Belgium, factsheet number 96730, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/96730.