Restructuring events
European Restructuring Monitor (ERM)
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.
Api Tech, a Nancy based designer and manufacturer of automated industrial machines, is cutting 103 jobs across its three production sites in Seichamps (Meurthe-et-Moselle), Saint-Dizier (Haute-Marne), and Bollène (Vaucluse). To implement this restructuring, 21 positions will be eliminated in Saint-Dizier, 56 in Seichamps, and 26 in Bollène.
The company experienced rapid growth following the COVID-19 pandemic but now faces the challenge of innovating to maintain its competitiveness. A voluntary departure plan has been introduced, allowing employees to leave until mid-February. Api Tech has also committed to supporting affected workers through psychological and social assistance, personalized career guidance, and training or reconversion programs to help them transition into new roles.
Eurofound (2025), Api Tech, Internal restructuring in France, factsheet number 202519, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://dev.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/202519.
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