The restructuring events database contains factsheets with data on large-scale restructuring events reported in the principal national media and company websites in each EU Member State. This database was created in 2002.
(10 - 33) Manufacturing (24 - 25) Manufacture of metals 24 - Manufacture of basic metals 24 - Manufacture of basic metals
32 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
25 April 2025
Employment effect (start)
12 May 2025
Foreseen end date
12 May 2025
Description
Europlasma took over the Fonderie de Bretagne, keeping 263 of the 295 workers who faced dismissals due to the closure of the factory. The company had been facing receivership for three months. From September 2025, the factory will focus its manufacturing on shell components for the army, rather than gearboxes and suspensions as before. This diversification of their portfolio in the defence sector will help to manage the decrease in demand in the automotive sector.
The activity at the Fonderie de Bretagne restarted in May 2025, with modifications to the production lines taking place over the summer to enable the first pieces of munitions manufacturing by September 2025.
A prior large restructuring by Europlasma has been recorded in the ERM database with the loss of 125 jobs in 2024 Europlasma 2024 - FR.
Eurofound (2025), Fonderie de Bretagne, Merger/Acquisition in France, factsheet number 202135, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://dev.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/202135.
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