Tenneco Plans 120 Job Cuts at Sint-Truiden Plant
Shock absorber manufacturer Tenneco, known for its Monroe brand, plans to cut 120 jobs at its Sint-Truiden plant in Belgium: 101 manual workers and 19 white-collar employees. The dismissals are expected to be phased between September 2026 and the end of 2027.
The company attributes the planned restructuring to the ongoing difficulties in the international automotive market, including high labour costs, strong competition from China and slower-than-expected electrification of the vehicle fleet. These factors are affecting production at the Sint-Truiden site.
Negotiations on a social plan are expected to begin, with trade unions seeking to reduce the number of redundancies.
The Sint-Truiden plant has a long history with Monroe, which opened its Belgian facility there in 1964. The site covers approximately 54,000 square metres and supplies components to automotive manufacturers in Europe, Asia, the Middle East, Africa and other markets.
The article notes that shock absorbers remain necessary for electric vehicles, including heavier premium EVs, while Tenneco's Sint-Truiden facility remains part of the company's advanced suspension network.