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Voestalpine reorganizes automotive component business sites in Germany

The plants in Dettingen, Schmoelln, Schwaebisch Gmuend and Boehmenkirch will form a joint production network, with each site focused on selected core technologies, Voestalpine said. "The aim of these measures is to secure the future of the automotive supply segment of the Metal Forming Division in the long term, and with it around 2,000 jobs in Germany," it said.

(Reuters) - Voestalpine will reorganize its automotive component business locations in Germany, including the closure of one of the sites, to respond to falling demand and structural changes, the Austrian specialty steelmaker said on Friday. The plants in Dettingen, Schmoelln, Schwaebisch Gmuend and Boehmenkirch will form a joint production network, with each site focused on selected core technologies, Voestalpine said. "The aim of these measures is to secure the future of the automotive supply segment of the Metal Forming Division in the long term, and with it around 2,000 jobs in Germany," it said.

Operations in Birkenfeld will be discontinued subject to the outcome of negotiations with the works council and the IG Metall trade union, impacting about 220 employees, said the company. (Reporting by Ozan Ergenay, Editing by Miranda Murray).