(AOF) – The Lacroix Group, the target of a cyberattack on May 15, announces that it has partially restarted production on May 17 at the Tunisian (Zriba), French (Beaupréau), and German (Willich) sites of its Electronics activity. The group expects a return to normal as of this week following a gradual increase in production. “The Tunisian site was the first to partially restart, allowing us to meet the most urgent needs of our customers”, explains Louis Pourdieu, Executive Managing Director of the Electronic EMEA activity of Lacroix.
“The German and French sites have begun their gradual recovery in stride,” he says. The group “still does not envisage at this stage a significant impact on the financial objectives announced for the whole of the 2023 financial year” even if “these elements will weigh temporarily on the second quarter”.
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Growth of the French market in value
According to the Gfk institute, the sector generated sales of 4.8 billion euros in 2021, up 2% compared to 2020. The product families that benefited from the best performance are in particular helmets and accessories as well as televisions. However, while the French consumer electronics market grew in value last year, it fell in terms of volumes (-2% with 51 million units sold). This trend can be explained by a move upmarket in products: Bluetooth speakers are more powerful or even television sets use more innovative technologies. Thus the development of technologies that improve image resolution (Oled, Qled, miniled) and the size of screens have caused an increase of more than 20% in the average price. Consumers are also looking for more sustainable products.