DuPont to close four sites in restructuring plan;cut 1,500 jobs

摘要

London-DuPont will close and consolidate laboratory and manufacturing sites of its performance coatings businesses in Europe,which will result in the reduction of around 1,500 positions,the company said March 15.As part of its global plan to reduce costs and improve productivity,announced in October 2005,the company identified four manufacturing and laboratory facilities for closure,including the Rubi and Polinya sites in Spain,the Breda site in the Netherlands and the Hellac Laboratory in Germany.