Thomas Caulfield, then CEO of GlobalFoundries, Emmanuel Macron and Jean-Marc Chéry, head of STMicroelectronics, during the presentation of the STMicroelectronics plant expansion project in Crolles, southeastern France, on July 12, 2022. JEAN-PHILIPPE KSIAZEK/AFP
President Emmanuel Macron, who wanted to be at the forefront of France’s reindustrialization efforts, traveled to Isère, southeastern France, on July 12, 2022, to present the plan to expand a chip factory in Crolles. In partnership with the American company GlobalFoundries,…