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French flagship of the production of powder useful for armaments, created in 1915, the Perigord factory of Eurenco, based in Bergerac, closed in 2007. But with the return of war in Europe, and the recent promise of France to supply more weapons to Ukraine, the factory reopened. Its order book is full until 2030.
In the case of the shift of French industry to war industry and the government’s desire to relocate French arms production, a factory specializing in the production of powder, used by shells, will reopen its doors in Dordogne.
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This concerns the Eurenco factory in Bergerac which closed its doors in 2007 due to lack of orders. It is preparing to relaunch its production lines, to supply essential components for the weapons that the country delivers to Ukraine, at war against Russia.
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To meet this new demand, 20 minutes specifies that earthworks have been carried out. New buildings will emerge at the end of the year. And by 2025, 1,200 tonnes of propellant powder will be produced each year in Bergerac.
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“It’s a showcase of what needs to be done […] when there is crisis management and you have to be a little imaginative”, welcomed the Minister of the Armed Forces Sébastien Lecornu while traveling in Dordogne this Tuesday. Eurenco is the only production site of this type in France.
For the State, the main shareholder of the factory, the stated objective is total autonomy in the production of modular loads “to no longer depend on foreign supplies from Sweden, Germany or even Italy”. as explained France Bleu Périgord.
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