Six months after the takeover of the Fonderie de Bretagne in Caudan (Morbihan) by the Europlasm group, a progress report is planned behind closed doors, Wednesday 12 November, at the Rennes commercial court. He intervened in the midst of a crisis: the site director had just been dismissed and the social and economic committee (CSE) had activated the right of economic vigilance.
Landes Group, whose candidacy appears to have been rejected for the takeover of the metallurgist Novasco (the decision is expected on November 17), for four years, has specialized in taking over locations experiencing difficulties. After Forges de Tarbes in 2021, Luxfer which became Forges de Gerzat and Satma Industries in 2022, Valdunes and FP Environnement in 2024, was the only company that positioned itself in the spring in the takeover of the Breton car foundry in receivership.
While continuing historic activities in producing cast iron parts for cars, the document validated on April 25 includes a project to switch to armament. Forges de Tarbes already produces 155 mm warheads for the Caesar cannon shells and Europlasm counts among its directors the former director general of armaments, Laurent Collet-Billon. Enough to inspire confidence in Caudan. CEO, Jérôme Garnache-Creuillot, also announced an ambitious production forecast: 250,000 120 mm caliber bullets starting in 2025, double that of 2026. The group said, on May 7, it had received “multiple request for quote” for total supply “more than 500,000 hollow objects”.
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