France again lost factories in 2024 – Liberation

After two rather positive years, the atmosphere was darker last year in industry. But how to quantify the dynamics? According to The industrial barometer of the State, established in Bercy by the Directorate General of Companies (DGE) And published this Thursday, March 13, there were five less industrial sites on the territory in 2024 than the previous year (net balance between openings and closings). Created in 2022, this indicator is for the first time in the red. The government prefers for its part to highlight a more expanded data, which also takes into account the significant extensions and reductions in sites (1). And if he is still positive (+89), the number was divided by two compared to the previous year. « Reindustrialisation slows down but it continues », Pudically sums up the DGE in a press release.

As in previous editions, situations are very heterogeneous. The green industry is clearly at the party, since it counts for almost a third of the net balance 2024 in its extended version (+27), followed by the food industry (+20). On the other side of the spectrum, three sectors have suffered: plastics and mechanics (-2 sites each) and especially transport (-12). And it is the automobile that is the most affected: