Manroland Sheetfed GmbH, once the world’s third-largest manufacturer of printing presses and Offenbach’s biggest employer, will cease operations there on June 1, 2026. The final 744 employees are losing their jobs, 660 on June 1 and the remaining 84 at the end of the year, when the factory is wound down. On March 6, Langley Holdings initiated provisional self-administration proceedings and appointed an insolvency administrator. At a works meeting on April 20, workers were informed of the definitive closure. The works council and IG Metall union are demanding a “transfer company” be established for those dismissed.
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