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Arlanxeo Elastomères France
Main severance
Supra-legal (amount not public)
Health cover
Statutory portability (12 months)
Status
Signed
Positions affected
163 of 168 positions cut (site closure)
Context
Why the plan was launched and who is affected
Sites affected
Lillebonne / Port-Jérôme-sur-Seine (Seine-Maritime, Normandy).
Rationale & context
Closure of the last French elastomer production site (tyre rubber), structurally loss-making: weak European demand, Asian competition, costs.
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Severance
What employees received — legal base, supra-legal, caps
Legal / collective indemnity
This is the minimum guaranteed by your sector's collective agreement. Paid to every affected employee on top of the statutory legal indemnity.
Chemical industries agreement (IDCC 0044). Absent a published PSE scale, the statutory/collective severance indemnity applies as a minimum.
Underlying formula · Collective indemnity by seniority; the legal minimum (1/4 month of salary per year up to 10 years, then 1/3 month beyond) is guaranteed.
Supra-legal top-up
The amount negotiated by unions ON TOP OF the legal and collective minimum. Often the largest part of the package.
Supra-legal indemnities provided by the agreement; amount not published.
Notice period
Period between the dismissal notification and the actual departure. The employee remains paid during this time, whether they work or not.
Not specified in the PSE.
Collective minimum · Chemical industries agreement (IDCC 0044) — Managers: 3 months. Workers/technicians: 1 to 2 months by seniority.
Example — rough estimate
For a non-manager employee with 5 years of seniority and €3,500 gross/month:
| Collective severance | (1.25 months × €3,500) | €4,375 |
| Supra-legal severance | — | Not publicly disclosed |
Very rough illustrative estimate. Your actual amount depends on your exact reference salary (max of 1/12 of last 12 months or 1/3 of last 3 months, bonuses included — art. R1234-4 French Labour Code), your precise status (manager/non-manager/ETAM), your hire date and your individual situation. For a personalized calculation of the legal indemnity, use the official French Ministry of Labour simulator.
Notes & sources
Additional information and references
Notes
Closure announced 2 October 2025; PSE signed 21 January 2026 by CFE-CGC (majority) and FO; CGT refused. Last French PBR/S-SBR elastomer site; 100% Saudi Aramco subsidiary.
- PSE signed 21/01/2026 (CFE-CGC + FO; CGT non-signatory).
- Last French PBR/S-SBR elastomer production site.
- 100% Saudi Aramco subsidiary since 2019.
- Euro amounts of supra-legal indemnities not public.
- First layoffs March 2026; closure end of 2026; dismantling by 2029.
Support
Outplacement, training, retraining aid and mobility
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Selection
How departures are decided — criteria and voluntary scheme
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