Overview
- Smaller production lines from Stein and Geroldsgrün will be relocated to Brazil and Peru, with freed capacity in Germany slated for higher‑margin output.
- IG Metall opposes the plan and is preparing alternatives, calling the scale of the cuts surprising.
- About 109 positions in Stein and roughly 22 in Geroldsgrün are affected, according to the union’s breakdown.
- Faber-Castell cites global competition, U.S. tariffs, weak consumer demand, and shifting trade dynamics, and it will also trim administrative costs.
- The company pledges fair solutions through partial early retirement, retirement schemes, and natural attrition, targeting completion by the end of fiscal year 2026/27.