Outokumpu completed the change negotiations related to the restriction of the ferrochrome production
Outokumpu Oyj
Press release
October 27, 2022 at 10.30 am EEST
Outokumpu completed the change negotiations related to the restriction of the ferrochrome production
Outokumpu has completed its change negotiations related to the company's plans to further restrict the ferrochrome production and to delay the restart of one ferrochrome furnace after a maintenance break at least until the end of the first quarter of 2023.
At the start of the negotiations, Outokumpu announced that the planned measures would concern at most 70 people. The aim in the change negotiations was to find a solution where Outokumpu would be able to employ the ferrochrome personnel in the other Tornio operations.
As a result of the negotiations, the fixed-term measures will affect 52 people for whom the aim is to find work in the other Tornio operations.
“The further delay of the restarting of the furnace is a difficult but necessary measure in an utterly exceptional situation. The price of electricity remains exceptionally high, and the high price continues to have a negative impact on our cost competitiveness compared to the competitors, mainly from outside Europe. The change negotiations were conducted in good cooperation, thank you to all parties involved in the process,” says Martti Sassi, President, business area Ferrochrome.
For more information:
Media: Päivi Allenius, VP – Communications and Brand, tel. +358 40 753 7374
Media desk, tel. +358 40 351 9840, e-mail media@outokumpu.com
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