Industrial conglomerate Siemens AG says it will cut about 1,100 jobs in its energy division in Germany over the next two years amid a wider cost-cutting effort.
Siemens said Thursday the cuts will primarily affect its fossil power and the oil and gas services units which are experiencing sluggish demand. The phasing-out of its nuclear power division also plays a role.
The company says it aims to shrink the division by not filling vacancies and by assigning workers to other production units, rather than through lay-offs.
Munich-based Siemens' energy division has some 86,000 employees worldwide, with about 28,000 of them in Germany.
Siemens, a competitor to General Electric Co, produces fossil-fuel power plants, wind turbines, trains, light bulbs, health care technology and other engineering products. - Sapa-AP