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Manufacturing (22 - 23) Manufacture of rubber, plastic and non-metallic minerals 22.2 - Manufacture of plastic products 22.2 - Manufacture of plastic products
112 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
9 October 2025
Employment effect (start)
9 October 2025
Foreseen end date
31 December 2025
Description
Altuglas, part of American group Trinseo, will dismiss 112 employees following closure of its Venice Porto Marghera plant (51 workers) and downsizing of the Rho facility near Milan (61 of 202 employees). The chemical company cited excessive Italian energy and production costs and more companies choosing to import the material from Asia because it is cheaper than producing it in Europe.
Plant operations ceased in September, with formal union notification delayed until Tuesday's meeting convened by Confindustria Veneto Est. The 51 Venice workers will remain employed until December 31 for cleaning and safety operations before extraordinary unemployment benefits begin.
Trade unions Filctem CGIL, Femca CISL, and Uiltec UIL declared a state of agitation, warning of potential domino effects across Porto Marghera's industrial site. National chemical worker secretariats requested urgent meetings with the Ministry of Enterprise and Made in Italy, while territorial representatives approached municipal and regional authorities.
Eurofound (2025), Altuglas, Closure in Italy, factsheet number 203480, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://dev.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/203480.
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