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.
As announced on 18 September 2025, the Belgian chemical group Solvay has announced plans to cut 100 jobs at its site in Bad Wimpfen (Baden-Württemberg). The company is undergoing a strategic restructuring to remain competitive.
As part of this transformation, two production lines in Bad Wimpfen will be discontinued: the production of organic fluorides based on trifluoroacetic acid (TFA) will end by early 2026, and the production of certain inorganic products, including hydrogen fluoride, will be phased out by late 2026. At the same time, Solvay will relocate its Tech Center and production operations from Garbsen (Lower Saxony) to Bad Wimpfen by 2028. This move will result in the elimination of approximately 40 jobs in Garbsen.
Solvay has committed to finding socially responsible solutions for the affected employees in close consultation with employee representatives.
The company operates internationally and employs around 9,000 people in 41 countries.
Eurofound (2025), Solvay, Internal restructuring in Germany, factsheet number 203367, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://dev.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/203367.
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