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.
Unilever, the group of Signal, a toothpaste manufacturer brand, is relocating its 15 million tubes production from Eastern Europe to its site in Le Meux, France. The company is planning to invest 14 million euros between 2025 and 2040 in new technologies, such as automation. However, the site's workforce will decrease, which is raising concerns among trade unions and employees Unilever 2025 FR. Indeed, the production of shampoos will be closed. Out of the 251 employees, around 78 will leave through voluntary departures.
The most recent restructuring has been recorded in the ERM database in Bulgaria: Unilever 2025 - BG.
Eurofound (2025), Unilever, Reshoring in France, factsheet number 202819, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://dev.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/202819.
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