All entries located in Normandie (France), newest first. tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:en:en/regions/normandie 2026-09-16T06:00:00Z Eurotrack tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:69b3b379:en 2026-09-16T06:00:00Z

Heidelberg Materials France announced on 16 September 2026 that it intends to close the Ranville cement plant near Caen (formerly Calcia, opened in 1964), affecting 87 employees. The group blames falling cement volumes in France amid a persistently weak construction market and the streamlining of its European production network. Employee representatives point to a shutdown around spring 2028; unions went on strike on 22 September 2026, and the CGT describes it as the fifth kiln extinguished in six years (ici, 16.09.2026). — Source: https://www.ici.fr/normandie/calvados-14/ranville/la-cimenterie-de-ranville-va-fermer-87-salaries-sur-le-carreau-7613709

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:8f5c8d39:en 2026-09-09T06:00:00Z

As part of the site reorganization announced on 9 September 2026 in the Eure department, Schneider Electric is investing over €150 million in a new consolidated site in Évreux by 2029, merging the Le Vaudreuil and Pacy-sur-Eure plants (about 800 jobs combined); in parallel, the Beaumont-le-Roger site will close in 2030 and Chasseneuil-du-Poitou in March 2028 (see linked closures entry) (titrespresse.com, 9 Sept 2026). — Source: https://www.ici.fr/normandie/eure-27/evreux/fusion-de-sites-150-millions-d-euros-d-investissement-schneider-electric-reorganise-de-ses-activites-de-l-eure-7254129

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:24772310:en 2026-09-01T06:00:00Z

South African mining group Sibanye-Stillwater announced at an extraordinary works-council meeting on 1 September 2026 the launch of a consultation on the possible closure in early 2027 of its nickel refinery in Sandouville, founded in 1888; the plant, idle since July 2025, still employs 106 people. The site, bought from Eramet in 2022, was to be converted under the 'CalliCam' project to battery cathode precursors (pCAM); that plan has been abandoned and the search for a buyer was unsuccessful (L'Usine Nouvelle, 3 September 2026, after Paris-Normandie). Update (05.10.2026): at a rally of around 100 workers outside the plant, Sibanye-Stillwater's head of France said two takeover offers were being examined, involving both the group and landowner Haropa, with no guarantee; a first wave of departures is planned for April 2027 (ICI Normandie, 05.10.2026). — Sources: https://www.usinenouvelle.com/matieres-premieres/mines-metaux/un-projet-important-pour-leurope-et-la-france-menace-a-sandouville-lusine-de-sibanye-stillwater-abandonne-son-plan-de-reconversion-et-risque-la-fermeture.N76FWKRWWRBNFPHTZVVJZEGW5I.html · https://www.ici.fr/normandie/seine-maritime-76/sandouville/deux-offres-sont-regardees-pres-du-havre-les-salaries-de-l-usine-sibanye-stillwater-attendent-toujours-des-reponses-1821983

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:5c51981c:en 2026-08-25T06:00:00Z

On 25 August 2026 the commercial court ordered the liquidation of three more Gibert bookshops (Évreux, Poitiers and the Librairie de la Place on Quai Saint-Michel in Paris) after no buyer was found, affecting 27 jobs in total. It follows the receivership opened in April 2026 and the 'Gibert 2030' recovery plan; the group is left with ten shops in ten cities (Livres Hebdo, 25 August 2026). — Source: https://www.livreshebdo.fr/article/gibert-faute-de-repreneurs-trois-nouveaux-magasins-places-en-liquidation-judiciaire

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:4dce2a03:en 2026-07-13T06:00:00Z

The European Chips Joint Undertaking and Pasqal are launching the €50 mn Q-PLANET pilot line to industrialise neutral-atom quantum chips (lasers, atom chips, vapour cells). 28 organisations from 11 EU states are building a pan-European manufacturing base; open design standards are intended to enable a European quantum hardware ecosystem. — Source: https://thequantuminsider.com/2026/07/13/launch-of-q-planet-european-pilot-line-to-industrialize-neutral-atom-quantum-chips/

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:b6240532:en 2026-05-05T06:00:00Z

The EPR reactor Flamanville 3 (1,650 MW) officially entered commercial operation on 5 May 2026 after reaching full load in December 2025. The project was marked by years of delays and massive cost overruns. — Source: https://www.ans.org/news/article-7625/flamanville3-reaches-full-power/