The “(re) localization” operation, carried out as part of the government stimulus plan, welcomed 36 new companies on Monday, May 10.
They will receive state aid in order to develop and sustain their activities in France.
The device, launched on August 31, 2020, aims to "
support strategic investments in critical sectors
" while the health crisis has highlighted the weaknesses in supply chains, according to the press release from the Ministry of Industry. , in charge of the operation, dated May 10.
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Strategic sectors
With this new promotion, 309 companies are now selected for a sum of aid of 538 million euros. The input sector, these elements necessary for industrial production (as opposed to outputs which are the result of production), is the first to spend with 169 million aid which should lead to a total of 711 million productive investments.
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With 108 million allocated, health ranks second.
Airbus, for example, will be able to continue to develop heavy respirators, intended for intensive care, at its site in Blagnac in Occitanie.
Comes after electronics, for 95 million euros, and a company like Kalray, specializing in semiconductors.
Agri-food and 5G bring up the rear with 83 million each allocated.
For example, ArcelorMittal will receive aid to experiment with 5G at its industrial site in Dunkirk in the North.
Breakdown of projects by sector Ministry of Industry
The ministry of Agnes Pannier-Runacher also announces that the amount of the envelope allocated to the project has been raised to 850 million euros, or 250 more than initially planned. Planned to encourage projects until 2022, the envelope was almost exhausted ... and will surely be before that date. "
There is a desire to accelerate and concentrate the distribution of aid until the end of 2021
," says Sophie Remont, in charge of calls for projects at BPI France.
Today we are taking advantage of a derogatory framework in terms of State aid, adopted by the European Union to deal with Covid. Everything must be signed by then out of this derogatory framework at the end of the year.
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39,000 jobs at stake
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Aid is given gradually: it is conditional on actual expenditure on the part of companies
,” she continues.
The expenses are certified, if the money is not used for what is planned or if the company spends less than expected, we recover all or part of the aid.
Once the investment is made, we will measure the impact on the environment and employment.
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The government estimates that the project will create or consolidate around 39,000 jobs.
While SMEs, with 205 projects selected, attract the bulk of aid, large companies are not left out.
The BEL group, which produces The Laughing Cow in particular, will receive a share of 77 million euros distributed on Monday, to research and perhaps one day market cheeses made from vegetable proteins.
Breakdown of aid by type of company Ministry of Industry
Kalray was also selected. The company creates acceleration cards that help better process the massive amount of data flowing into data centers, those IT data storage centers. Public decision-makers intend to help it become a European leader in the sector. "
The aid should allow us to develop our new generation of chips
," explains Eric Baissus, President of Karlay.
We are also studying the possibility of repatriating part of the production to France. We will work with local players and explain our constraints to them: the price, find all the subcontractors you need, have flexibility.
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