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Manufacturing Manufacture Of Computer, Electrical Electronic And Optical Products Manufacture Of Computer, Electronic And Optical Products 26.1 - Manufacture Of Electronic Components And Boards
No information on job gains number available
Announcement Date
29 May 2017
Employment effect (start)
1 December 2017
Foreseen end date
1 December 2018
Description
Debflex is family business headquartered in France; it produces low voltage electrical devices whose production was offshored and out-sourced to Chinese suppliers. In 2017, it signed an agreement with a French contract manufacturer located in Eu (Normandie) for the production of some high-tech devices (e.g. controlled switches for smartphone). The production in the French site is expected to start at the end of 2017 adopting highly automated production lines which will permit to reshore - by the end of 2018 - around 25% of the production earlier realized by Chinese suppliers. The French partner will also collaborate with Debflex for developing new innovative products. However, the production of low tech devices will remain in China since production costs for these items are still lower there.
Sources
Citation
Eurofound (2017), Debflex, Reshoring in France, factsheet number 47, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/47.
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