Biometrix

Type
Relocation
Country
Netherlands
Region
Zuid-Nederland; Noord-Brabant; Zuidoost-Noord-Brabant
Location of affected unit(s)
Eindhoven
Sector
Manufacturing
(26 - 27) Manufacture of electrical, electronic and optical products
27 - Manufacture of electrical equipment
27 - Manufacture of electrical equipment
152 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
9 February 2010
Employment effect (start)
1 September 2010
Foreseen end date
1 September 2010

Description

On 9 February 2010 Philips announced that it will close its Biometrix plant in Eindhoven on 1 September 2010. The production of sensory plates for X-Ray machines will be relocated to a new plant in Colorado (US), set up by Philips, Thales and Siemens. The closure will result in the loss of 152 jobs.

Citation

Eurofound (2010), Biometrix, Relocation in Netherlands, factsheet number 70432, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://dev.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/70432.