Posted on Apr 12, 2021 at 6:45 amUpdated Apr 12, 2021, 11:17 AM
It is the bicycle manufacturer in need of derailleurs, the carpenter who cannot find the beams for the chalet site, the brioche producer who delivers the supermarkets late for lack of corrugated cardboard, the car manufacturer in lack of electronic components which the local SME stops an assembly line for several days, which cannot afford the new prices demanded by its suppliers …
Can the surprising and reassuring rebound of the French industry be mortgaged by the multiple supply tensions that hit small and large players in the made in France? This is the great fear of furniture manufacturers, who have all the trouble in the world to find at decent prices the foams, screws, varnishes or wooden panels necessary for their profession. “Our activity remains strong, but the delay taken last year persists because of difficulties in the supply of raw materials”, deplores Philippe Moreau, President of French Furniture.
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