RESHORING CASE

HeidelbergCement

Company details
Code: 
HeidelbergCement
Company name: 
HeidelbergCement
Company country: 
Germany
Number of employees: 
53000
Sector: 
C - Manufacturing
Sector detail: 
C23 - Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products
Reshoring details
Reshoring announcement date: 
06/04/2016
Starting implementation date: 
January, 2017
End of Implementation : 
December, 2020
Reshored to: 
Germany
Location of affected unit(s): 
Heidelberg
Location code: 
DE125
Reshored business function: 
Administration
Partial or Total reshoring: 
Partial
Estimated job gains: 
170
Reasons for reshoring: 
Firm's global reorganization
Case narrative: 

German building materials company, HeidelbergCement purchased a 45% of Italcementi, a similar company of Italian origins, from Italmobiliare in 2015. While the company plans to focus integration with Italcementi to promote continuity of production, it is also expected that some jobs may be impacted by the merger.

The group recognises that an overlap of both production functions and staff exists. Therefore, they are also planning a rationalisation and reorganisation, and it is expected that some staff will be transferred to the Heidelberg facility. By 2020, the company hopes to relocate 170 people to other branches, while 240-260 employees will be laid off. The Bergamo branch will retain approximately 210-250 workers.

Sources: 

Il Sole 24 Ore, 6/04/2016

Offshoring details
Offshoring date: 
2015
Offshoring location: 
Italy
Offshoring governance mode: 
In house (in own facilities)
Reason for offshoring: 
Merger and Acquisition