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Rheinland-Pfalz; Koblenz; Koblenz, Kreisfreie Stadt
Location of affected unit(s)
Koblenz
Sector
(10 - 33) Manufacturing (24 - 25) Manufacture of metals 24.4 - Manufacture of basic precious and other non-ferrous metals 24.42 - Aluminium production
197 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
5 September 2025
Employment effect (start)
5 September 2025
Foreseen end date
Description
As announced on 5 September 2025, according to trade union IG Metall, aluminum supplier Novelis plans to cut 197 full-time positions at its Koblenz site. The Koblenz plant employs 1,400 people.
According to the company, the restructuring will take place as part of a transformation process to increase competitiveness.
Novelis aims to cut jobs in a socially responsible manner. IG Metall does not rule out strikes if compulsory redundancies occur.
Novelis is headquartered in the USA and employs around 13,000 people worldwide across 33 sites, of which about 2,400 are in Germany.
Eurofound (2025), Novelis, Internal restructuring in Germany, factsheet number 203307, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://dev.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/203307.
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