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CDFhorn Aug 23, 2026
Back in January 2024, PGM officially closed Couesnon [after nearly 200 years of operations, starting with Guichard in 1827] and transitioned remaining natural horn production to Artemis
"PGM has undergone a restructuring of some sort and Couesnon seems to have been ended...
https://youtu.be/JvWkCxweFRo
https://www.facebook.com/PGM.Artemis
https://www.lunion.fr/id492464/article/2023-06-09/pgm-couesnon-pourrait-fermer-definitivement-chateau-thierry "
CDFhorn Aug 23, 2026
Conn-Selmer infamously closed the Eastlake, Ohio plant on June 30, 2026 - this plant was running by 1966 and absorbed Benge production in 1983, then Conn in 1986