Nokia is to close its plant in Cluj, Romania, at the cost of 2,200 jobs, the company said on Thursday as it struggles to adjust to falling sales and profits.
The world’s biggest mobile phone maker by sales volume said it would cut a further 1,300 jobs at its location and commerce business unit by closing its operations in Bonn, Germany and Malvern, US.
It warned of further cuts down the road at other plants, saying it would review the long-term role of its manufacturing operations in Salo, Finland, Komarom, Hungary, and Reynosa, Mexico.
Thursday’s announcement follows Nokia’s decision in April to lay off 4,000 staff in a €1bn cost-cutting programme.
Stephen Elop, president and chief executive, said in a statement:
We must take painful, yet necessary, steps to align our workforce and operations with our path forward.
He said Europe was “core” to Nokia’s strategy – which will leave many more of its workers around the world wondering where their futures fit in.
Stefan Wagstyl
Josh Noble
Rob Minto
Pan Kwan Yuk
Jonathan Wheatley
Heba Saleh