Unique order of the Sam, Renault had sounded the knell of the hopes of the 350 employees by refusing to support the only project of recovery of his subcontractor Aveyron.
Le Monde with AFP
The 350 employees of Aveyron metallurgy (SAM), in Aveyron, did not have a lot of hopes. The Toulouse Commerce Court has finally sealed, Friday, November 26, judicial liquidation and the cessation of immediate activity of this automotive equipment manufacturer.
“having taken note of the position of Renault”, who refused to support the only recovery project, the court “terminates (…) to the continued activity authorized until December 10, 2021, in the Framework for judicial liquidation “, he writes in his judgment.
High impact on the local economy
Resumed in 2017 by the Chinese group Jinjiang, the SAM, installed in Viviez on the heights of Decazeville, had been placed in receivership on December 10, 2019, then in liquidation judicial on 16 September, with extension of activity until on December 10.
For the Commercial Court, “it will agree” to “proceed with the dismissals as planned” in the Code of Trade, “as well as the planned liquidation operations” for this type of situation. Unique Donor of the Sam, Renault sounded the hunks of the employees by refusing, Tuesday, to support the only project of recovery of his subcontractor aveyed by one of his old bosses, believing that he “did not pretend not the conditions of sustainability and safety necessary “. This recovery plan was financially supported by the State and the Occitania region.
Thursday evening, a demonstration of support for SAM employees brought together 1,200 people in life, according to the préfecture, 3,000 according to the unions. For the leader of the CGT, Philippe Martinez, present at the event, Renault seeks to “make believe that we take care of the subcontractors while we continue to relocate”. In the old mining basin of Decazeville, it is consternation. The loss of 350 jobs will have a strong impact on the local economy, fear the elected officials.