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Region / Cities

Rhône-Alpes / Lyon

Sector of activity

Chemicals

Budget

400 million euros of investment

Objectives

• Position the cluster as European leader in the Chemicals-Environment sector, by developing leading-edge chemical manufacturing systems based on eco-design techniques
• Create approximately 2 000 direct and indirect jobs by 2010 in Research & Development activities, as well as 10 000 direct and indirect jobs.

Advantages offered by the cluster

• Leading chemicals production center in France
• 48 000 direct and indirect jobs in the Chemicals-Environment sector
• 12.3 billion euro revenue, the cluster has 1 900 establishments located in the Rhône-Alpes region
• Rhône-Alpes: leading chemicals production center in France, 2nd leading chemicals region in France in terms of number of jobs, 2nd leading region in France for the eco-industries sector (jobs)
• Eco-industries: 2nd leading industrial sector in the region in terms of revenue and 3rd leading industrial employer in the region

Main partners

Companies

National and world leaders in their field : Arkema, Alcan, Alsthrom, Aedia Conseil, Antea, Appel, Arkema, Bailly-Comte, C.S.T.B, Cemagref, Centre Technique du Papier - CTP, Cezus, Ciba, Coatex, Elyo, Envirhonalp, Erai, Eurecat, Ineris, Insavalor, Interfora Performances, Michelin, Ondeo Industrial Solutions, Péchiney - Alcan, Schneider Electric, Serpol, Sita Remediation , SNF Floerger, Solvionic, Tauw Environnement, Tredi, Zodiac, Fabrics Division, Total, Veolia Environnement, Rhodia, Suez...

Research

• Over 3 000 research scientists
• Approximately 470 patents filed annually
• Over 1 300 publications per year
• CNRS, IFP, INSA, Domaine Scientifique La Doua, E.N.S Electrochimie et Electrometallurgie, ENS Lyon School, Ecole Supérieure Ingénieurs de Chambéry (Engineering School), Institut Français du Petrole (IFP: French Institute of Petrol), Laboratoire d'Analyse Environnementale (Environmental analysis laboratory), Union des Industries Chimiques – UIC (Chemicals Industry Union), Claude Bernard University, Joseph Fournier University...

Training

• Over 2 500 chemical engineering degrees each year
• IFP-Lyon, Ineris, CSTB, Claude Bernard Lyon 1 University, CIRSEE-Suez, Esigec Chambéry, CNRS, Joseph Fournier University, Service central d'analyse (Central analysis service), CPE, ENS Lyon, Cezus, Cemagref, Interfora Performances, LAEPSI, Institut des sciences analytiques (Institute of analytical science), Insavalor, Division Polden, INPG, INSA, Ecole centrale school in Lyon, Cylergie...

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