# EU Commission to review job cuts at divested Nidec compressor plant in Austria

The European Commission announced it would investigate planned job losses at a divested compressor plant in Fürstenfeld, Austria, after Nidec acquired Whirlpool's Embraco compressor business under conditional merger approval. The job cuts were announced in October 2019 and reportedly affect around 250 employees.

- Type: Regulation
- Announced: 2020-01-06
- Where: Fürstenfeld, Austria
- Status: announced
- Products: refrigeration compressors
- Sectors: [HVAC and Industrial Refrigeration](https://endata.com/sectors/hvac-refrigeration.md)

## Companies

- [Nidec](https://endata.com/companies/1321.md) (partner)
- [Embraco](https://endata.com/companies/2194.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [clearyantitrustwatch.com](https://www.clearyantitrustwatch.com/2020/01/the-commission-reviews-a-decision-to-cut-jobs-in-a-divested-compressor-plant-following-the-nidec-embraco-phase-ii-merger-approval/), 2020-01-06: "the Commission announced that it would investigate job losses in a plant in Fürstenfeld, Austria"

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