Loire-Atlantique. the ammonia leak at the Campbon dairy is caused by a technical problem

Le Figaro Nantes

Two days after the announcement of the conversion project of the Candia plant in Campbon, which is to be closed in April 2023, an incident occurred on the night of November 29-30 in an industrial area about forty kilometers west of Nantes. An ammonia leak was found in the technical room.

The idea of ​​a possible malicious act may arise. It is not so. The incident is the result of a technical problem. Information confirmed by a member of the company at Figaro: lHe follows the problem “failure” one of the compressors that generates chilled water. The supplier of the faulty device came down to fix it.

When everything was back to normal, thirty firefighters responded to the industrial site “create a security perimeter” reported from the department’s fire-rescue operational center. They left the scene shortly before 9 am.

From dairy to logistics site

Last February, the Sodiaal dairy cooperative announced a social plan for 161 current employees. Since then, production has steadily declined and pipelines have been shut down. Caused the planned extinction of dairy operations “Economic, social and human impact on the territory”, recognized the Loire-Atlantique prefecture in a press release held on Monday, November 28. The latter was committed to finding a project to transform the site. Now it’s done.

The site will be owned by FM LOGISTIC Group, a French company that delivers to national and international companies in various industries. It envisages the creation of 150 jobs within 3 years “which is almost equivalent to the jobs cut by Candia.” said the Loire-Atlantique prefecture.