Future of VG Goossens Lille to be decided in September

摘要

The Lille Metropole commercial court in France will decide on the fate of the French folding cartons manufacturerVan Genechten Goossens Lille in a hearing on 4 September. A spokesperson for the CFDT trade union said that the company will face the prospect of liquidation if no serious offer is submitted in September. The decision should already have been taken at the last hearing on 31 July but was postponed, he added.The potential buyer of the site had not been able to secure the finances for the purchase in time. However, the CFDT spokesman doubted that the takeover would be realised at all. Local media reports also indicate that the employees are already preparing to be laid off.