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Fonderie de Bretagne placed into liquidation, putting 244 jobs at risk
A court placed Fonderie de Bretagne into liquidation on Thursday, putting 244 jobs at risk at the industrial site in Caudan, near Lorient in western France.
The foundry makes cast-iron parts for vehicle suspensions and exhaust systems, and its production has not properly resumed since a fire halted work in January 2026.
Europlasma took over the site a little over a year ago and planned to diversify production, including making parts for mortar shells.
The CGT union says Europlasma did not pay all the promised funds and accuses the state of failing to protect the business; it also says Renault should answer for what happened.
Union representative Maël Le Goff warned that finding new work could be difficult for employees, whose average age is 49.
The CGT is calling for those involved to be held accountable, but no further steps to save the site are stated.
The commercial court in Lorient placed Fonderie de Bretagne into liquidation on Thursday, October 15, after receiving no firm takeover offer.
The decision means the loss of jobs for the site’s 244 employees.
The foundry in Caudan, Morbihan, makes cast-iron parts for vehicle suspensions and exhaust systems.
CGT union representative Maël Le Goff criticized the state and described the decision as a waste and a feeling of abandonment.
The factory’s production was disrupted by a fire in January 2026, and the sources differ on whether it restarted this summer.
- Who
- Fonderie de Bretagne and its 244 employees. The CGT union criticized the state, Renault and Europlasma.
- What
- The commercial court placed the foundry into liquidation after no firm takeover offer was submitted, leading to the loss of its employees’ jobs.
- When
- Thursday, October 15, 2026.
- Where
- Caudan, in Morbihan, France.
- Why
- No firm takeover offer was submitted to the commercial court in Lorient.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
A fire interrupted production at Fonderie de Bretagne.
Employees were despondent as no firm takeover offer had been submitted.
The commercial court in Lorient placed the site into liquidation after receiving no firm takeover offer.
CGT representative Maël Le Goff and CGT secretary-general Sophie Binet criticized the outcome and called for accountability.
- Employees
- 244
- Location
- Caudan, Morbihan
- Court
- Commercial court in Lorient
- Liquidation date
- October 15, 2026
- Products
- Cast-iron parts for suspensions and exhaust systems
- Previous owner
- Europlasma took over the site a little over a year before the liquidation decision
3 sources
La CGT de la Fonderie de Bretagne "en veut beaucoup à l'Etat" après la liquidation judiciaire de l'entreprise
La fin de la Fonderie de Bretagne, après soixante années d’existence et une série de reprises infructueuses
What people are saying
We feel a huge sense of waste, an economic and social waste.
We feel disgust and a sense of abandonment by the state, as well as betrayal by Renault.
Renault, Europlasma and the state must answer for their actions.
We understand what this news means for the employees and their families, after years of uncertainty and months of distressing waiting.
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Le massacre de nos fonderies continue avec la liquidation de la Fonderie de Bretagne ! Renault, Europlasma et l’État doivent rendre des comptes. Stop aux arrangements entre amis. Place aux actes. Soutien total aux 244 salariés. @EmmanuelMacron, sauvez ce site stratégique !