Akcros Chemicals: To cut jobs
Akzo Nobel’s Akros Chemicals business is to cut 60 jobs in the production of PVC additives for rigid applications in the UK, the Netherlands and Germany. The company derives a third of its sales from this sector, which it says has become increasingly competitive in recent years. Half the redundancies will be in the manufacturing plant at Dahlem in Germany and the remainder in sales, administration, production and research at the Düren (Germany), Roermond (Netherlands) and Eccles (UK) sites. Akcros says no plant closures are planned.