Steel company rejects alternative concept against plant closure. Around 60 employees are on the verge of being eliminated.
Despite the alternative concept presented, Outokumpu is sticking to its restructuring plans. The Finnish steel company wants to close its Hockenheim location in Baden-Württemberg in mid-2024. Last year, IG Metall prevented the job cuts at an automotive supplier in the southwest from being as drastic as previously announced. The editor Julian Baumann wrote this article and used an AI language model for optimization at his own discretion.