Systovi, a photovoltaic specialist based in Carquefou, near Nantes, is giving itself one month to find a buyer. After this period, if no indication of interest is registered, the factory – and its 87 employees – will simply cease its activities.

Tricolor products are today four times more expensive than their competitors from Asia. “Last summer, the Chinese halved all prices,” underlines Paul Toulouse, general director of the business.