JOHANNESBURG, Sept 19 (Reuters) - Coca-Cola Beverages

South Africa plans to cut more than 600 workers, Business Day

reported, citing the Food and Allied Workers Union spokesperson

Dominique Martin.

The bottler for Coca-Cola sent the union notices of

possible retrenchment on September 2, but the union is opposed

to the proposed layoffs, the newspaper reported.

Consultations with the union are underway and no final

decision has been made, it added.

"In response to evolving industry dynamics, Coca-Cola

Beverages SA intends to make adjustments to its organisation

that, if implemented, may result in some roles being impacted

and may unfortunately result in job losses," CCBSA was quoted as

saying by Business Day.

CCBSA is part of Coca-Cola Beverages Africa, which is the

eighth-largest Coca-Cola bottling partner in the world by

revenue.

Coca-Cola Beverages Africa did not immediately respond to a

request for comment.

The proposed cuts are another blow to South Africa, after other

companies including Ford Motor South Africa, Glencore,

ArcelorMittal South Africa and Goodyear South Africa also

recently announced planned job cuts.