Type
Offshoring/Delocalisation
Country
Austria
Region
Ostösterreich; Niederösterreich; Mostviertel-Eisenwurzen
Location of affected unit(s)
Neulengbach
Sector
Manufacturing
Manufacture Of Computer, Electrical Electronic And Optical Products
Manufacture Of Electrical Equipment
27.3 - Manufacture of wiring and wiring devices
New offshoring locations
European Union

113 - 120 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
13 January 2020
Employment effect (start)
29 January 2020
Foreseen end date
31 December 2021

Description

The German-owned polymer business Rehau will close its production plant for micro cable conduits in Neulengbach, Lower Austria, causing a loss of 113 jobs. By the end of 2021, the production plant will be offshored to Eastern Europe. The restructuring will be implemented gradually. The local labour agency is informed and there will be a redundancy programme. 

Rehau is a family-owned business from Germany, employing around 20,000 people at 170 locations around the world.


Sources

Citation

Eurofound (2020), Rehau, Offshoring/Delocalisation in Austria, factsheet number 99692, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/99692.