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Manufacturing (24 - 25) Manufacture of metals 25.3 - Manufacture of weapons and ammunition 25.30 - Manufacture of weapons and ammunition
390 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
8 April 2003
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
Description
Manhurin, weapon manufacturer and subsidiary to Giat, will close, following Giat's closure. This puts 390 people out of work in a region hardly hit by unemployment. Sédiver, Polyflex and Granger Bouguet Pau have recently closed in the area.
Sources
9 April 2003: La Tribune
8 March 2003: Les Echos
Citation
Eurofound (2003), Manurhin, Closure in France, factsheet number 59931, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/59931.