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.
The German automotive equipment manufacturer specializing in the production of condensers for automotive air-conditioning systems has announced the closure of its Hambach plant in Moselle next summer. This decision will result in the elimination of nearly 186 jobs. closure is scheduled for summer 2026, with the first dismissals expected from March 2026, and a small support team remaining until the end of 2026 for dismantling and transfer of machinery to Poland and Czechia.
The plant had been facing difficulties due to declining orders and the end of business with is main customers. The closure is a major blow to employment in the metallurgy sector of the department.
Restructurings have been recorded in the ERM database : Mahle-Behr France 2024 - FR Mahle-Behr 2019 - FR Mahle-Behr 2016 - FR
Eurofound (2025), Mahle-Behr, Closure in France, factsheet number 203857, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://dev.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/203857.
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