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Ae Group Collapse Looms as Creditors Postpone Decision on Gerstungen Plant

An exhaustive investor search failed, putting about 600 jobs at risk.

Overview

  • Insolvency administrator Romy Metzger says the situation looks more like an end than a rescue for the aluminum die-caster.
  • Advisers approached 146 potential investors worldwide, and a bid from an Aachen entrepreneur was judged nonviable by main customer ZF Friedrichshafen.
  • The case shifted from self-administration to regular insolvency in early August with an orderly wind-down mandated by the court in Meiningen.
  • The creditors' committee did not announce a production halt on Monday, and the administrator’s office says no decision is expected before the end of the week.
  • A negotiated social plan and a transfer company are in place for affected workers, with local officials warning of serious regional fallout after the earlier closure of the Lübeck site.