At the end of an extraordinary social and economic committee (CSE), then an information meeting, the management of the Tetra Pak factory in Longvic announced to its employees, Tuesday, the “potential” closure of the site, envisaged for next September, after more than fifty years of production.
Nathalie Koenders, mayor of Dijon and vice-president of Dijon Métropole and François Rebsamen, president of the Métropole, gave a reaction in a press release this Wednesday.
“Declining production volumes and increasing costs”
“The potential cessation of activities of the Tetra Pak company at its Longvic site was announced this Tuesday, January 21. Despite significant investments made in recent years, the industrial site specializing in food packaging cartons, owned by a large international group owned by a holding company based in Switzerland, indicates that it is facing both a drop in production volumes and to increasing costs. »
“This is a real shock for the employees of a site in operation for more than 50 years”
“This very regrettable announcement confirmed to employees during an exceptional social and economic committee this Tuesday could ultimately lead to the closure of the Dijon-Longvic production site which has 207 employees. Following an interview between Nathalie Koenders, 1st vice-president of Dijon metropolis, mayor of Dijon, with the site director who confirmed the situation, we would firstly like to express the solidarity of our communities with the employees , that this announcement causes the greatest concern. »
-“This is a real shock for the employees of a site in operation for more than 50 years as well as for their families, across the city of Longvic, the metropolis and our employment area. . »
“We would like our communities to be able to be associated with the monitoring committee”
“We hope that the consultation process launched by the company will provide viable and lasting reclassification and retraining solutions for employees. »
“In order to be able to mobilize all the resources intended to support employees and consider the future of the site, we also hope that our communities can, with the town of Longvic, be associated with the monitoring committee that will be set up by the services of the State. »
