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Northvolt bankruptcy worries in Skellefteå

Only hours after Northvolt's bankruptcy on Wednesday, the Korean Dongjin notified all employees in Skellefteå of termination. More are to be expected, fears municipal director Kristina Sundin Jonsson.

Northvolt bankruptcy worries in Skellefteå

Skellefteå after the bankruptcy: "Nightmare message"

The message on Wednesday that the battery manufacturer Northvolt has gone bankrupt is a nightmare message. This says the chairman of the municipal council Lorents Burman (S) at a press conference.

Skellefteå after the bankruptcy: "Nightmare message"

Northvolt buys time – tax debt paid

Crisis-stricken Northvolt has bought itself some breathing room by paying what the company owed to the Tax Agency. However, a long-term solution to the battery manufacturer's financing is still not in place.

Northvolt buys time – tax debt paid

The Mission: Getting a Thousand Laid-Off Workers to Stay

After the battery manufacturer Northvolt's massive layoff notice on Monday, the municipality is mobilizing to get those who are laid off to stay. We will do everything we can to try to catch them, says municipal director Kristina Sundin Jonsson.

The Mission: Getting a Thousand Laid-Off Workers to Stay

Governor after the notice: "No green bubble"

The crisis-stricken battery manufacturer Northvolt is laying off 1,000 people in Skellefteå. However, the municipality and region hope that they will stay and seek new jobs in Västerbotten.

Governor after the notice: "No green bubble"

The Municipality on Northvolt's Announcement: No Concern

Parts of Northvolt's factory in Skellefteå, with thousands of employees, will shut down. However, the news is nothing that worries the municipality.

The Municipality on Northvolt's Announcement: No Concern