A recap of Friday's LinkedIn posts
Industrial companies accounted for 70.2% of private R&D spending in France in 2018.
Source: Ministry of Higher Education, Research, and Innovation
While 8% of industrial companies are considering relocating within the next three years, 60% are planning to create jobs in France.
Source: Ifop survey for La Fabrique de l’industrie, September 2020
In France, there are 18 robots per 1,000 industrial workers, compared to 19 in Spain, 21 in Italy, 23 in the United States, 28 in Sweden, 35 in Germany, 36 in Japan, and 87 in South Korea.
Source: International Federation of Robotics – 2019
38% of industry leaders believe that IIoT (Industrial Internet of Things) will improve customer satisfaction.
Source: Wavestone, EBG, and Agrion study – 2021
The mechanical engineering industry saw its workforce decline by 2.3% last year, to 602,523 employees compared with 616,430 in 2019, but remains France's largest industrial employer (around 20% of the total).
Source: FIM
Economists have identified 614 industrial components as vulnerable, concentrated in the hands of one or two suppliers located outside the EU. This represents 4% of the total value of imports into France.
Source: Economic Analysis Council
Semiconductor production is dominated by two giants: Samsung, which produces 28% of the global market, and TSMC, which supplies 22% of global demand. Above all, TSMC produces 50% of high value-added components.
Source: La Croix
The business climate continues to improve in the industrial sector. Up 5 points, the indicator has risen above its long-term average (100) for the first time since February 2020, reaching 104 points. This is the highest level in two years!
Source: INSEE
The annual growth rate of robotization has plateaued at 3.4% in France, compared to 6.7% in Spain.
Source: Alliance Industrie du Futur (AIF), Gimelec, and Symop – 2019
Industrial business leaders anticipate a 10% increase in their investments in 2021 and remain optimistic despite supply chain challenges.
Source: Usine Nouvelle
As part of the national low-carbon strategy, industry as a whole must reduce its CO2 emissions by 35% by 2030 compared to 2015 levels.
Source: Les Echos
The hourly labor cost in French industry was €39.1 in 2019, lower than in Germany (€41.2), unlike in market services, where the cost is higher (€37 for France vs. €33.4 for Germany).
Source: La Fabrique – INSEE/Dares (2020)
40% of manufacturers have no SEO strategy and, worse still, 65% of them have no specific monthly target for lead generation.
Source: IS 2019 Manufacturing Survey
The mechanical engineering industries, represented by the FIM, are the largest industrial employer in France, with more than 600,000 employees.
Source: Medef
According to PwC, in 2018, only 10% of industrial companies could be considered digital champions.
Source: Industry & Technologies
CLEPA points out that the European semiconductor industry has seen its capacity fall by 50% in the last ten years, and that manufacturers and equipment suppliers now depend on Taiwanese or Chinese manufacturers for 60 to 70% of their supply.
Source: L’argus
Overall industrial production fell by 0.3% in May compared to April, and remains 5.6% below its February 2020 level, before the first lockdown.
Source: INSEE
There can be up to 1,400 steps in the overall manufacturing process for semiconductor wafers alone. This manufacturing process takes between 14 and 20 weeks!
Source: The Tribune
Rate of use of 3D printers in production: 17% in 2015, 51% in 2019
Source: Sculpteo's annual State of 3D Printing study
The SNDEC represents 635 companies in France, with a consolidated turnover of €2.4 billion and a total of 12,520 employees.
Source: Les Echos
Nearly 7,250 business leaders have committed to the French Fab movement.
Source: La French Fab
Over the period 1991-2019, industrial value added increased by 41% in volume in France, compared with only 34% in Germany.
Source: Bpifrance
The Industry of the Future Solutions (SIF) sector represents nearly 32,000 companies and ranks third in terms of industrial GDP in France.
Source: Industry & Technologies
127: that's the number of turnkey sites ready to welcome new factories in France. These are premium sites, some of which are already hosting industrial projects.
Source: Les Echos
Despite the widespread acceleration of "digitalization" in the wake of the pandemic, manufacturers are resisting, according to Accenture. Only 11% of them offer successful online shopping experiences.
Source: Accenture
French industrial production remains around 3% below pre-pandemic levels.
Source: Les Echos
The global industrial automation market is expected to grow by 8% annually over the next five years.
Source: Statista – Size of the global industrial automation market from 2019 to 2026
