BOS
Automotive supplier plans to close plant in Germany
The plant of automotive supplier BOS Plastics Systems in Brotterode-Trusetal, Germany, is on the brink of closure. As parent company BOS (Ostfildern, Germany; www.bos.de/en) told Plasteurope.com, the site’s activities are to be relocated to other locations and external suppliers in the course of 2025. According to the company, around 80 employees will be affected by the closure. BOS cites “developments in the global automotive market” as the reason for the decision.
 The plant in Brotterode-Trusetal, Germany (Photo: BOS) |
In Trusetal, BOS uses 15 injection moulding machines to produce plastic parts for interior trim, among other things. The BOS group has locations worldwide in Germany (4), Poland (2), Romania, the Czech Republic, Hungary (2), the US, Mexico, China (3), India, Japan, Cambodia, and South Korea, with a workforce of around 6,500. In 2021 – more recent data being not yet available – the company reported sales of EUR 711 mn.
09.04.2024 Plasteurope.com [255029-0]
Published on 09.04.2024
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