2023-05-10 13:13:06
A new meeting “failed” this Wednesday between the railway equipment manufacturer Valdunes and its sole shareholder, the Chinese industrial group MA Steel.
«The very short-term priority is to ensure the continuity of activity in the weeks and months to come so that we take the time to find a solid buyer.“said Roland Lescure on Wednesday. The Minister Delegate for Industry was interviewed on BFM TV while the sole shareholder of the last French manufacturer of train wheels and axles Valdunes confirmed that he no longer wanted to put a euro in the factory.
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Stating that “nearly 380“jobs were threatened on two sites of the company located near Valenciennes in the North, the minister promised to “do everything to ensure that sites and companies find a buyer» et «that none of the employees remain on the floor». «Today, the work is done here. We met the management and the shareholder this morning, we are going to meet the trade unions“, explains Roland Lescure, pointing out that the process could “take days, weeks or even months».
He assures us that todaythe idea is to find a strategic buyer, someone who knows the business and not necessarily someone who needs or wants to make a short-term financial transaction“. And to conclude:And that takes time».
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