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Hrvatska; Kontinentalna Hrvatska; Sisa ko-moslava ka županija
Location of affected unit(s)
Kutina
Sector
Manufacturing Manufacture of chemicals and pharmaceuticals Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 20.15 - Manufacture of fertilisers and nitrogen compounds
150 - 160 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
16 May 2025
Employment effect (start)
1 June 2025
Foreseen end date
30 June 2025
Description
Petrokemija, a mineral fertilizer producer from the City of Kutina, is closing two production facilities and laying off 160 workers. The company's management informed the trade union of this intention.
The representative trade unions underlined in their announcement that the new majority owner, the Turkish Yildirim Group, has not fulfilled its promises to preserve production. Trade unions requested an urgent meeting with the majority owner to get information about the company’s future of the factory. They also sent a letter to the relevant Ministry of Economy and requested the immediate involvement of the state, which has a controlling stake in Petrokemija. The trade unions reminded that Petrokemija is not only a workplace, but also the basis of existence for hundreds of families, and is also strategically important for Croatia and its agriculture.
Currently, the Kutina-based company employs 1,153 workers.
Eurofound (2025), Petrokemija, Internal restructuring in Croatia, factsheet number 202755, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://dev.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/202755.
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