3S Photonics

Type
Bankruptcy
Country
France
Region
Grand Est; Champagne-Ardenne; Aube
Location of affected unit(s)
Nozay
Sector
Manufacturing
(26 - 27) Manufacture of electrical, electronic and optical products
26.7 - Manufacture of optical instruments, magnetic and optical media and photographic equipment
26.70 - Manufacture of optical instruments, magnetic and optical media and photographic equipment
133 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
8 October 2014
Employment effect (start)
20 October 2014
Foreseen end date
30 November 2014

Description

3S Photonics, a manufacturer of components and modules used in fiber-optic communications and fiber lasers has been liquidated on 20 October 2014 following the decision of the commercial court of Evry. A competitor, Keopsis (57 employees) took over the site in Lannion and 39 employees on a total of 46. Till now there is no information if the rest of the sites will be taken over and is assumed that all the rest 133 employees were dismissed.

Sources

  • 5 November 2014: Bulletin officielle des annonces civiles et commerciales
  • 8 October 2014: Le Télégramme

Citation

Eurofound (2014), 3S Photonics, Bankruptcy in France, factsheet number 77827, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/77827.