LISI 2013
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Twosites for
mechanical safety
components
Thespecializationplan formechanical
safetycomponentssiteshasbeen
successfullycompleted.Melisey
(Haute-Saône)andCejc (Czech
Republic)arenowthetwokeysites
worldwide foreachoftheproduct lines
inquestion.
ClippedSolutions:
consolidationof
Puiseux
TheconsolidationofFrenchproduction
ofclipped fastenersatthePuiseux (Val-
d’Oise)sitewascarriedout in27weeks.
Thistransferwill facilitateremaining
focusedonthedevelopmentofnew
products fortheautomotivemarkets
and industry.
Newprograms
withGermany
Ordersobtained in2011 and2012 fromGerman
car manufacturers were industrialized and
production started during the middle of last
year. The full effect of these new programs
will be seen in 2014. Sales to the French car
manufacturers have remained under pressure
(down 1.5%), reflecting the continuingdecline
in theirproduction inEurope. Thedevelopment
of newDaciamodels has however facilitated
postinggoodprogressatRenault.
TheMellrichstadt (Germany) and Cejc (Czech
Republic) factorieshave successfullydeployed
the LEAP program systems and have already
posted a net improvement in their operating
performance
.
Production
consolidation
of thenutsbusiness
The consolidation and specialization plan for the threaded fasteners
business, which is vital for the French units of this Business Group,
has been continued in 2012. The first transfers of the screws planhave
been carried out between theDelle and Saint-Florent sites, and there
has beenanannouncement of the closureof theThiant (Nord) factory.
Consolidationof thenutsbusiness inFrancehasbeen scheduled for the
secondhalf of 2014. It involves the transfer of theThiant production to
the La Ferté-Fresnel (Orne) andDasle (Doubs) sites. Staff optimization
has remained apriority throughout the year, in a context inwhich the
markethas remainedhighlyvolatile inEurope.
