The Swiss company is expected to cut 200 jobs at all locations by the end of 2025. Jobs could also be lost in Germany.
The troubled Swiss solar manufacturer Meyer Burger wants to cut jobs. “The significant streamlining, particularly in the entire group structure, will lead to a reduction in the global number of employees from currently around 1,050 to an expected 850 by the end of 2025,” the company said. Jobs in Europe in particular are to be cut, while an increase is planned in the USA. With the restructuring, Meyer Burger wants to return to profitability.
It is not yet certain where exactly which jobs will be lost. Layoffs at German locations cannot be ruled out, said Franz Richter, Chairman of the Board of Directors. However, he stressed that production in Saxony-Anhalt must not be put at risk. “Cell production in Thalheim is the backbone and will remain,” said Richter. The site in Hohenstein-Ernstthal in Saxony is also important for research and development. The job cuts are more likely to affect positions in the administrative area, for example.
Managing Director leaves
The streamlining of the company is also evident elsewhere: The previous managing director, Gunter Erfurt, has resigned from his position and will be leaving Meyer Burger, it was announced. It was Erfurt’s own decision, said Richter, who is taking over management with immediate effect. In the spring, the group had already closed what it said was Europe’s largest solar module production facility in Freiberg, Saxony.
Source: Stern
