Overview

• Staedtler announced that the Neumarkt and Sugenheim sites will cease operations after 2028 and their output will be integrated into the Nuremberg facility.
• The company said all employees at the two plants will be offered positions in Nuremberg, though details on relocations were not provided.
• Management disclosed an intention to invest in a new factory in Eastern Europe but gave no information on location, timing, capacity, or staffing.
• IG Metall declared it will oppose the measures following employee meetings at the affected sites, signaling potential labor disputes.
• Roughly 300 jobs are implicated—about 200 in Neumarkt and around 100 in Sugenheim—within a firm that employs about 2,200 worldwide and 1,200 in Germany.