The restructuring events database contains factsheets with data on large-scale restructuring events reported in the principal national media and company websites in each EU Member State. This database was created in 2002.
(10 - 33) Manufacturing (22 - 23) Manufacture of rubber, plastic and non-metallic minerals 23.1 - Manufacture of glass and glass products 23.11 - Manufacture of flat glass
120 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
9 September 2025
Employment effect (start)
9 September 2025
Foreseen end date
30 November 2025
Description
The German glass manufacturer Doering Glass will close its site in Radeburg (Saxony) at the end of November 2025, affecting 120 employees. The company cites the overall economic situation of recent years, rising energy prices, and supply chain issues as reasons for the crisis.
No investor could be found during a restructuring process, and the layoffs have already been announced. An investor is still being sought for the remaining plant in Berlin, which employs 50 people.
Eurofound (2025), Doering Glass, Closure in Germany, factsheet number 203326, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://dev.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/203326.
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