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Plastic Manufacturing Cuts 160 Jobs at Diepersdorf Plant in Insolvency Overhaul

Investor bids now set the terms for potential takeovers focused on a return to profit.

Overview

  • At the Diepersdorf site, 120 employees are being dismissed in January and 40 fixed-term contracts will not be renewed.
  • Staff were briefed on January 28 after the insolvency administrator and the works council agreed on layoffs and a social plan.
  • Insolvency proceedings for the Oberlungwitz and Lüdenscheid sites are scheduled to open on January 30 with restructuring already underway.
  • Interested parties have submitted offers for all three locations, forming the basis for negotiations that depend on near-term profitability.
  • The supplier, which makes plastic components for major carmakers, blames losses on weaker European car sales and higher raw material and energy costs.