This fears part of the creation in Hainaut. “We have made the decision to quit 50 percent output at one particular of our factories in Mouscron, exactly where we deliver yarns for industrial fabrics,” electrical power supervisor Gertjan Buyck formerly informed De Tijd. Production continues as common in the rest of the internet site. Sioen does not indicate how numerous personnel are included.
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The temporary closure was announced at a is effective council last week. In accordance to Eric Lheureux of the Christian union, the administration refers to the significant strength costs for the final decision. “We can not deny it. And over and above that there are other costs, these types of as transportation and storage,” mentioned the unionist.
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According to the trade unionist, this is not about job losses. It refers to other textile providers that are dealing with the similar challenges. For case in point, at the carpet producer Balta-Victoria in Wielsbeke, yarn generation was stopped for 8 weeks because of to large energy and uncooked product costs.
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A European performs council will be held in Sioen on 14 September.
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