Overview

• Musashi identified Hannoversch Münden in Lower Saxony and Leinefelde in Thuringia for closure, with additional cuts reported at Lüchow.
• About 400 jobs are at risk at the German sites, according to multiple media reports.
• IG Metall has reportedly called a solidarity demonstration for September 10, though no official union announcement has been published.
• Musashi argues a valid tariff “Friedenspflicht” applies and says the union must refrain from industrial action while the contract remains in force.
• Management cites sharp losses and falling sales versus lower‑cost rivals, while the union points to a 2022 agreement promising site security until 2030 and accuses the company of using insolvency threats to pressure staff.