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ABB to close Hungary circuit breaker factory

Feb 17, 2020
Misc
Posted by Patrick Haddad

ABB has decided to shut its factory in Ozd, northeast Hungary, by the end of this year.

The decision is due to falling customer demand and will result in around 1,000 jobs being cut, according to the Swiss engineering company.

“The decision was made after a thorough evaluation of all available possibilities at Ozd, but particularly in view of changes in customer demand,” it said. “As a result, Ozd’s volume will continue to decline to the point that it is not viable to keep the plant open.”

The factory, which produces miniature circuit breakers for the electrification division, came into ABB’s ownership when the company bought the GE Industrial Solutions business in 2018.

The decision will not affect ABB’s other business operations in Hungary, it added.

Source: Reuters

Photo (for illustrative purposes): Closed sign / Bryan Mills / Flickr / CC BY 2.0

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