Atlanta Office Products

Type
Offshoring/Delocalisation
Country
Estonia
Region
Eesti; Eesti; Kesk-Eesti
Location of affected unit(s)
Kohila
Sector
Manufacturing
(16 - 17) Manufacture of wood and paper materials
17 - Manufacture of paper and paper products
17 - Manufacture of paper and paper products
New offshoring locations
Netherlands
221 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
19 December 2008
Employment effect (start)
1 March 2009
Foreseen end date
1 April 2009

Description

Atlanta Office Products is to close its paper manufacturing plant in Kohila, Estonia, with the loss of 221 jobs. THe Dutch corporation has decided to relocate production to the Netherlands, in order to cut operation costs. Atlanta Office Products produces office stationery.

Sources

  • 19 December 2009: Aripaev

Citation

Eurofound (2008), Atlanta Office Products, Offshoring/Delocalisation in Estonia, factsheet number 68487, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://dev.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/68487.