“This is a difficult step for the company and, of course, especially for the employees concerned. The aim is to ensure a better competitiveness of the site. The management and the owners are aware of their social obligation and have already presented their plans for a socially acceptable support of affected employees. The establishment of a transfer company is under discussion,” said Georg Voit, General Manager of Trostberg mill and Klaus Müller, Finance Director of Hamburger Rieger GmbH.