In a press release sent this Wednesday, December 18, 2024, Lorient Agglomération undertakes to vote for an envelope of one million euros to support the Fonderie de Bretagne, located in Caudan (Morbihan) pending an agreement between Renault and the buyer . The two actors in this case have also done a bit of both in recent hours. The community recalls that the Fonderie de Bretagne began its industrial transition by opening up to new markets more than two years ago. “The potential buyer Private Assets, the management and the 300 employees of the company, the State, the Region and Lorient Agglomération are fully committed to completing and succeeding in this transition on the condition that the historic player Renault continues to its commitments. »
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Seamless mobilization of local elected officials
The press release also highlights the unfailing mobilization of local elected officials. “The dialogue established with management around the monitoring committee (State, deputy of the 6e constituency of Morbihan, Brittany Region, Lorient Agglomeration, City of Caudan, Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Morbihan) was a transparent body for sharing the major challenges of the recovery trajectory taken by the company. »
“As with other structuring issues linked to the regional economy, we are pursuing a proactive and ambitious support policy responding to the challenges of our territorial projectdeclares Fabrice Loher, president of Lorient Agglomération. Alongside the State and the Brittany Region, Lorient Agglomération will support, after the vote of a future community council, up to 1 million euros in the form of a repayable advance or in another form to be defined, the prospects for diversification of the activities of the Fonderie de Bretagne. »
Towards “a final decisive step”
The president also welcomes in this press release “the efforts regularly made by Renault in the past and urge it to take this last decisive step” and invites you to build “a positive and sustainable future for the economy and jobs in our region”.
