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Media Releases

Here you can find the official media releases of Swissmetal.

 


Media Release Date
UNIA attempting to interfere in commercial decisions; recommendation to sell jeopardizes Reconvilier site

At a media conference on 30 March, the UNIA trade union once again inexplicably attempted to pressure the Swissmetal management into selling operations in Reconvilier. Having held talks with potential buyers, the Swissmetal Board...

March 30, 2006
Swissmetal Reconvilier:

Bids to buy assessed: No basis for further negotiations - Swissmetal stands by Reconvilier site and aims to preserve 200 jobs - Replacement member proposed for Board of Directors

 

March 30, 2006
30% of customers at Reconvilier plant lost owing to strike - 112 redundancies unavoidable - Company committed to location and preserving remaining jobs

The strike at the Swissmetal works in Reconvilier has seen customer numbers at that location fall by around 30%. Consequently, as signalled back in February, the loss of 112 jobs at Reconvilier has become an economic necessity....

March 24, 2006
Preparatory work gets underway today

Dornach - Reconvilier, 24 February 2006

February 24, 2006
Hopeful result

February 23, 2006