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.
Manufacturing Manufacture Of Wood And Paper Materials Manufacture Of Wood And Of Products Of Wood And Cork, Except Furniture; Manufacture Of Articles Of Straw And Plaiting Materials 16 - Manufacture Of Wood And Of Products Of Wood And Cork, Except Furniture; Manufacture Of Articles Of Straw And Plaiting Materials
70 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
2 December 2024
Employment effect (start)
2 December 2024
Foreseen end date
Description
Swedish wooden flooring manufacturer Kährs plans to transfer flooring production from its Satulung plant in Romania to its’ factory in Nybro, Sweden. This strategic change will affect approximately 90 employees at the Romanian plant. At the time of writing, there is no information available whether the same number of persons will be employed in Sweden when the relocation has been completed.
In January, 2023, Kährs dismissed 100 staff (SE-Kährs-2023) in Nybro, Sweden, following the plummet of the construction sector which was heavily affected by inflation.
Kährs delivers products to more than 70 countries. At the end of 2023, the company had 1,102 employees. In 2019, the company had 770 employees in Sweden.
Eurofound (2024), Kährs, Reshoring in Sweden, factsheet number 202070, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://dev.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/202070.
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