Ikea laying off 144 in Västerbotten – Swedish Dagbladet

Ikea Industry manufactures furniture and division manager Henrik Andersson says to Norran that the reason is that the series Nornäs discontinued. Then the production volumes less.

The facility in Mala risk being shut down completely if a new owner is found, while about half of the employees in Singapore have been given.

– We need to broaden our production portfolio through get more customers outside Ikea and, in that we do not Ikea Industry right owner, he tells the magazine.

in addition to the facilities is also affected about 15 subcontractors.

the plant in Glommersträsk not affected by layoffs according Folkbladet.