Deutsche Post's DHL to shut Bochum site after Nokia plant closure

Deutsche Post World Net AG.’s DHL unit will shut down its site in Bochum, eliminating 230 jobs, after major client Nokia Oyj decided to close its factory in the western German city, a spokesman for DHL said, partially confirming a report in Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung.

Nokia in January said it will close its Bochum plant this summer because it is too expensive to operate there. The bulk of production will be transferred to a lower-cost Romanian factory, which started up in the first quarter.

The spokesman declined to confirm that the DHL site’s 230 workers will receive their notice within the coming two weeks.

The newspaper also reported that the site will be shut down on June 30, and that the company plans to pay workers half a month’s pay as severance.