Fonderie de Bretagne: “This company has a future” insists Hennebont for all

The announcement of the failure of negotiations within the framework of the project to take over the Fonderie de Bretagne stunned the country of Lorient. In Hennebont, this news has a particular impact because FDB, formerly SBFM, is heir to the Forges d'Hennebont. “In the 50s and 60s, our elders were able to make common cause within the Committee for the Defense of the Hennebont Forges. Whatever actions they take, let us massively support the employees of the Foundry so that this company can survive,” said Fabrice Lebreton, of the opposition group Hennebont pour tous, on Saturday December 21, 2024. “Can Macron and Bayrou allow companies, which benefit from millions of euros in public aid, to continue to relocate solely in the name of profitability and to satisfy shareholders? Renault has a net result of €2.2 billion for 2023. He is also a general manager whose remuneration has increased by 19% in 2023 to exceed €5 million annually,” criticizes the left-wing group for whom “at a time when questions of France’s industrial sovereignty and its reindustrialization are being raised, closing the Foundry is economic nonsense.” Fabrice Lebreton is worried about “the economic independence of the country of Lorient and Brittany. This company has a future: it is vital for employment.”