Question 30410 — industry

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Mr. Jean-Claude Leclabart draws the attention of the Secretary of State to the Minister of the Economy and Finance to the question of the future of mask companies. As of March 15, 2020, the MP swapped his MP costume for that of a quilter-fashion designer. In times of war, it seemed essential to him to be at the front on the ground. In his constituency, the Malterre establishments, the only producer of fabric surviving from the industry local textile, are committed to producing masks whose filtration and permeability performances they have validated by the DGA. The MP still sees his leaders telling him: “We have machines, fabric and know-how, it seems natural to us to benefit our country and to primarily help the medico-social sector of the region”. Dozens of volunteers got involved: people ordinary people who have achieved extraordinary things. More than 150,000 masks were donated and delivered free of charge between March 15, 2020 and April 15, 2020 to the medical-social sector. Today, this company is capable of knitting and making 300,000 general public masks per month, washable 20 times, at competitive prices. In these emergency conditions, French companies and more particularly the smallest were able to adapt quickly by reorienting their production system. Some have even decided to invest over the long term by recruiting staff and purchasing machines. The Government has committed to soon signing contracts with four large French companies. What will happen to the smallest of them in rural areas? They need visibility more than ever, they question the sustainability of this activity. They believe that long-term production will depend on public orders. While just a few weeks ago, France lacked masks, now it is producing too many. Orders are collapsing, when they are not canceled in the face of competition from low-cost imported products (Asia and North Africa). The crisis caused by covid-19 must be an opportunity for structure and sustain this sector. He asks her by what means the Government really wishes to promote a virtuous and sustainable French sector, and thanks her.

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