First Solar

Type
Business expansion
Country
France
Region
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes; Rhône-Alpes;
Location of affected unit(s)
Sector
Manufacturing
(26 - 27) Manufacture of electrical, electronic and optical products
26 - Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products
26 - Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products
300 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
18 September 2009
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
30 December 2011

Description

First Solar, a solar cell manufacturer, has announced that it will set up a new photovoltaic cell production site by the end of 2011 employing 300 people in the Rhône-Alpes region.

The company, which is owned by Electricité de France (France) and General Electric (US), will build the solar panels plant either in the department of Rhone or in the department of Savoie.

After having failed to put up the facility in Peyruis in the department of Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, GE revived the plan to invest in the Rhône-Alpes region, which is more industrialised and provides more developed services.

Sources

  • 21 September 2009: Le Figaro
  • 18 September 2009: Usine Nouvelle
  • 21 September 2009: La Tribune

Citation

Eurofound (2009), First Solar, Business expansion in France, factsheet number 69582, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/69582.