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Essen Shifts 45% of Production to Chinese Imports, Lays Off 30 Workers

Unions accuse the cookware maker of using the downturn to restructure.

Overview

  • The Santa Fe plant halted multiple component lines after replacing local output with finished goods from China.
  • The 30 dismissals equal roughly 10% of the workforce at the facility.
  • Coverage attributes the company’s changes to weak domestic consumption and intensified import competition.
  • UOM Venado Tuerto leader Oscar Infante voiced concern and said production has fallen on the shop floor.
  • The union warned that regional employer Corven is evaluating cutting about 40 jobs, a possibility it says remains under consideration.