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Centre — Val de Loire; Centre — Val de Loire; Loiret
Location of affected unit(s)
Orléans
Sector
Manufacturing (20 - 21) Manufacture of chemicals and pharmaceuticals 21 - Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations 21 - Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations
170 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
8 September 2011
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
Description
The pharmaceutical company Famar (3,560 employees) is to announce a social plan that will cut 170 positions out of a total of 320 positions at its plant at Orléans. The plant will be closed and all activities will be relocated to other plants near Orléans.
In September, employees decided to strike to obtain a financial compensation up to 5,000 Euros for their efforts throughout the past years and other compensation.
A timeline for the restructuring is yet to be announced.
Sources
8 September 2011: France 3 ()
14 October 2011: La République du Centre (www.larep.fr)
Eurofound (2011), Famar, Relocation in France, factsheet number 72396, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://dev.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/72396.