A gigantic cocorico for Rennes, for Brittany, for France, and for Europe. The protagonists of “project F” will have spared no effort to underline the scale of today’s announcement. Because the take, kept secret until the end, is beautiful: the engine manufacturer Safran has chosen Rennes to set up its second precision foundry. A “showcase” factory of the future, which will manufacture turbine blades for civil and military aircraft engines.
Small parts, highly confidential high-tech jewelry, already produced in the historic cradle of the group in Gennevilliers (Hauts-de-Seine) where 1,500 people work. “This site does not have the capacity to ensure all the ramp-up, precise…For…