(AOF) – Aurea, one of the leading European industrial players in waste regeneration, announces a strategic reorganization project for Regeal (Metals & Alloys Division) to take account of changes in the aluminum alloys market. In a context of strong changes with aggressive competitive practices having led to frequent postponements or cancellations of orders, Aurea has decided to implement a new industrial organization of its Regeal site.
This new organization includes stopping the production of aluminum alloys in the form of ingots, which are insufficiently profitable.
It also concerns the refocusing of the site on the production of aluminum alloys in the form of sows (“loaves” molded from recycled aluminum weighing 800 kilos intended to be remelted), the outlets of which are much better oriented, as well as on the production for third parties (“tolling”).
This also includes the adaptation of the workforce to the volume of activity, ie a reduction in personnel costs through a Job Protection Plan which could lead to the elimination of jobs.
This project is the subject of a consultation procedure by the Social and Economic Committee (CSE).
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