美国陶氏计划裁员6%

据ICIS网站7月23日伦敦报道 美国化工巨头陶氏化学周四表示将裁员6%，并退出无竞争力的资产，以应对冠状病毒大流行的持续影响。

陶氏在31个国家的109个制造工厂拥有36500名员工，此次劳动力减少将影响到2200名员工。

不过，该公司首席执行官表示，在中国经济复苏和欧洲好转的支撑下，6月份美国经济出现积极迹象。

首席执行官Jim Fitterling补充道，陶氏2020年的运营成本削减目标将通过额外的成本干预措施，从3.5亿美元提至5亿美元。

他说：“虽然这是艰难的决定，但在经济复苏获得动力的同时，它们对于保持竞争力是必要的。”

“根据我们在第二季度和进入7月份所看到的情况，我们继续预期经济将逐步复苏，而且不均衡。”

王磊 摘译自 ICIS

原文如下：

Dow to cut jobs by 6% but sees signs of China, Europe recovery

Dow is to cut its workforce by 6% and exit uncompetitive assets as it tackles the ongoing impact of the coronavirus pandemic, the US chemicals major said on Thursday.

Dow employs 36,500 people in 109 manufacturing sites in 31 countries; the workforce reduction would affect at around 2,200 employees.

The firm's CEO said however that June showed "positive indicators" for the US economy on the back of the economic recovery in China and "signs of improvement" in Europe.

Dow's operating expense reduction target for 2020 will “upsize” from $350m to $500m through additional cost interventions, added Jim Fitterling.

“While these are difficult decisions, they are necessary to maintain competitiveness while the economic recovery gains traction,” he said.

“Based on what we’ve seen in the second quarter and into July, we continue to expect a gradual and uneven recovery.”