The company says it is weakened in particular by a cyberattack and “land pressure”.
The manufacturer of office partitions and clean rooms, Clestra Hauserman, based in Illkirch, in the Bas-Rhin, requested, on Monday, his placement in receivership for three months, we learned from a union source.
About 700 people, including 300 at the Illkirch headquarters, are in the hot seat.
The commercial chamber of the Strasbourg judicial court must render its decision "August 1", told AFP Amar Ladraa, CGT member of the CSE of Clestra and head of the CGT Métallurgie Grand-Est.
Solicited, the management of Clestra indicated that it was waiting for the court's decision to communicate.
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“We want a buyer who is an industrialist with a long-term vision,” continued the trade unionist, who evokes “the concern” of employees.
Despite a full order book until the end of the year, Clestra needs financing, especially after the “massive” cyberattack suffered by the company in April, which cost it between “2 and 3 million dollars. 'euros' and disrupted its activity for a long time, explained Amar Ladraa.
Clestra is also on trial with the lessor who rents its premises to him in Illkirch-Graffenstaden, in the suburbs of Strasbourg, and wants to almost double the annual rent, currently 1.3 million euros, according to the trade unionist.
The company, which joined the South Korean group KC Green Holdings in 2018, achieved a turnover of 145 million euros in 2021. In February, it took control of PPG Cleanroom, a designer and builder of “clean rooms” for industry, with very controlled atmospheres, becoming a major player in this sector.
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