Gem Optics 

Type
Reshoring
Country
France
Reshoring from
China
Reshored business function
Production
Region
Location of affected unit(s)
Sector
Manufacturing
(32) Other manufacturing
32.5 - Manufacture of medical and dental instruments and supplies
32.5 - Manufacture of medical and dental instruments and supplies
No information on job gains number available
Announcement Date
2 June 2020
Employment effect (start)
2 June 2020
Foreseen end date

Description

Gem Optics is a small protective glasses producer in Bellignat (Ain) with 8 employees. In 2020 it decided to relocate in France its production from China. The company, which assembles prescription glasses and protective masks, faced challenges during the Covid crisis when an order for 20,000 glasses got stuck in China for four weeks. It aims is to establish a system of grouped orders. The decision to relocate is driven by the desire to overcome logistical challenges and uncertainties posed by overseas production, especially during crises like the pandemic.

Sources

Citation

Eurofound (2020), Gem Optics , Reshoring in France, factsheet number 265, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/265.