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Manufacturing (26 - 27) Manufacture of electrical, electronic and optical products 27.5 - Manufacture of domestic appliances 27.51 - Manufacture of electric domestic appliances
180 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
7 November 2025
Employment effect (start)
7 November 2025
Foreseen end date
31 December 2025
Description
LG Electronics Poland, the Polish subsidiary of the South Korean LG Group, has announced plans to close its refrigerator production line in Biskupice Podgórne (Dolnośląskie), resulting in 180 direct job losses by the end of 2025.
The decision stems from the need to optimise the company’s production structure and adjust to changing European market conditions and price pressure from cheaper Chinese appliances. Consultations with trade unions began on 4 November 2025 and will last about three weeks to determine severance conditions.
No redeployment plan has been confirmed, although some employees may transfer to the expanded washing machine production unit.
Trade unions and over 3,000 citizens have criticised LG for a lack of transparency, claiming production is being relocated to China.
LG Electronics, operating in Poland since 2006, runs major manufacturing sites near Wrocław producing home appliances and electronic equipment for European markets.
Eurofound (2025), LG Electronics, Internal restructuring in Poland, factsheet number 203688, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://dev.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/203688.
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