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ESTABLISHMENT > Bouches-du-Rhône |
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| Chemistry > The
Food-processing Industry > Micro-electronics > The
Building
and Public Works Industry > The Automation-Instrumentation
Industry > Aeronautics > Biotechnologies > Telecommunications > Multimedia > Tourism,
cultural activities and leisure > Human Resources and training |
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| Provence is a leading region in many industrial and service sectors : |
| Chemistry |
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| Provence is the first chemical and petrochemical site in France: with 30% of
the crude oil refinery activity and near 50% of the chlorine production.
The major part of this production is located in the Berre-Lavera-Fos triangle,
with refineries of Shell in Berre, TotalFina in La Mède, BP in Lavéra
and Exxon in the Industrial Park of Fos.
There are also three vapocrackers: Shell, LP, Lyondell (on the zone of Fos) which
produce polymers for the units of Montell and Elenac. Dow Chemical and Cabot
France are installed on the site of Shell Berre. Are also present Air Liquide
(Vitrolles), Aluminium Pechiney (Gardanne), Elf Atochem (Fos) and many subcontractors.
Belgian logistician Kaoten Natie, already present on the unit of Basell, has
established a multi-customer distribution center in Berre.
The industrial Park of Fos:
located on more than 7000 hectares bordering on the Port of Marseilles/Fos,
it lodges several establishments of heavy industry:
• the iron and steel plant of Sollac
(30% of the French production of flat steel),
• the iron and steel plant of Ascometal,
• the unit of polyethylene of Lyondell,
• metallurgical constructions Eiffel,
• Air Products, Liquid air, Gaz de France,
• of tens of subcontractors.
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| The Food-processing Industry |
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It is the 1st French industrial
export sector and the 2nd regional for employment.
The Bouches du Rhône county predominant figures : half of the regional
population is concerned, an industrial agroalimentary regional 47% turnover
made by 233 locally based industrial-scale manufacturers and 427 subsidiaries
of industrial producers.
This branch is characterized by:
• An important fruit and vegetable local production,
• Supplying capacity by the Marseilles's Port Autonome,
• Presence of well known companies,
• A priveliged entry to Southern of Europe markets.
Export sales totaling 7.5 billion francs,
represent 28 % of turnover. (more than the
national average)
The national and international leaders are in the following sectors: cereal
manufacturers (i.e. Panzani, RCL, ...), drinks producers (i.e. Pernod Ricard,
Orangina, Coca-Cola, Heineken, ...), sugar processors (Générale
Sucrière..), specialized processors (i.e. Haribo, Sopad, Nestlé,
Sarah Lee, Conserve Italia..).
The region also has important primary processing companies dealing with semolina
products (i.e. semoulerie de Bellevue), milling (i.e. Grands Moulins Storione),
and oil production (i.e. Oli Provence, Puget, ...). This is complemented by
a strong regional industry based on Provence gastronomy (Marius Bernard, Agis,
Calissons du Roy René, Jean Martin…). |
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| Micro-electronics |
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Nearly 35% of the French production of micro-electronics is located on the pole
of Rousset, in Gémenos and in La Ciotat.
ST Microelectronics and Atmel exploit two ultramodern fabs, both in progress
of extension. Dupont Photomasks created a factory of masks to supply these two
fabs. Many French and international providers and subcontractors support these
activities: Jacobs-Sereke, Applied Materials, SNEF Electriflux, Méridionale
Impianti, Laporte Electronics, Gun, Air Products, and so on. The specialized
chemist Merck established a distribution center " just-in-time " for
ultrapure chemicals. Gemplus, world leader of the smart card, was created in
Provence and employs 2500 people in Gémenos and in La Ciotat.
This strong sector in Provence represents the first micrelectronics pole in France
and in Southern Europe, 35 % of the french microelctronics. It is more than 7000
jobs, and more than 60 billion FF cumulative investments. |
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| The
Building and Public Works Industry |
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Building
industry and Public Works in Provence represents:
• 36% of the industrial jobs,
• 7.4% of the GIP,
• 28,000 companies,
• 84,000 people working,
• A FF 38 billion year turn over.
The regional housing turn over for the year 2000 is FF 12,139 million therefore
a 3% increase compared to 1999.
The regional non residential building turnover for the year 2000 is FF 5,769
million therefore an 8.4% increase compared 1999.
The regional maintaining and remodeling building for the year 2000 is FF 20,604
million therefore a 4% increase compared to 1999.
In the Bouches du Rhône county the year turn over is FF 13.2 billion
for 4,150 companies.
Presently the total labor is 29,000.
We number 8,000 institutions among which 4,000 craftsman settled on 5 poles
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Marseilles (50%), Aix en Provence, Martigues-Istres-Fos, Arles-Salon and Aubagne-La
Ciotat.
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| The
Automation - Instrumentation Industry |
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The design
and manufacture of automated industrial systems
and equipment
has now reached all sectors: sorting, special
machines, laboratory equipment, intervention,
surveillance and cleaning procedures, not forgetting
agriculture. In Provence, we export our robots
all over the world. It is the 1st robotic pole
in France. The key professions are:
• Computer science,
• Power electronics,
• Computer aided conception and manufacturing,
• Sensors / Instrumentation,
• Microelectronics · multimedia,
• Optics / Optoelectronics. |
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| Aeronautics |
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Eurocopter (EADS Group), world leader of the manufacture of helicopters with
nearly 50% of the production, has its head office and its principal establishment
in Marignane, near the International airport of Marseilles-Provence.
The aeronautical base of Istres, which employs 5000 people, accommodates the
main actors of the sector: Dassault Aviation, with 750 people, 57000 m² of
workshops and laboratories. Are also here Thales and Snecma. The national Flight
Test Center (CEV) is also located in Istres. |
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| Biotechnologies |
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One of Europe's largest hospital groups : The APHM - (Public Hospital System
of Marseilles) occupies a leading position in health care, in research
and training (12 schools), and in innovation with evaluation and therapeutic
tests.
The Paoli-Calmette Institute is a cancer care
center. It is one of four French research and
evaluation centers approved for gene therapy.
The Laveran military hospital will treat any
patient with a tropical pathology.
A clinical tests center : The CPCET - Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutic
Evaluations Center works closely with the pharmaceutical industry and biotechnology
companies.
A very strong concentration of research laboratories
: CNRS (National Scientific Research Center),
INSERM ( National Institute for Health and
Research), Universities of the Mediterranean
and Aix-Marseilles III, IMTSSA (Army Institute
for Tropical Medicine), CIML (Marseilles-Luminy
Immunology Center), the Mediterranean Neurobiology
Institute …
A complete set of advanced training : Marseilles
accommodates the Faculties of Medicine, Pharmacy
and Odontology all on the same site. Engineering
Schools in the Academy of Aix-Marseilles also
offer specialized training courses in the health
field and management : ESIL (Biological Engineering
and Microbiology), ESIM - (Marseilles Advanced
Engineering School), University Technological
Institutes…
The Marseilles-Luminy Science and Technology
Park : combines all elements for success :
seven Faculties and Higher Schools, 1,650 research
workers, in 29 research laboratories, high
technology small and medium sized companies. |
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| Telecommunications |
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Provence and
Marseilles, constitute the 2nd French telecommunications
hub and the 1st of Southern Europe. More than
40 operators (MCIWorld COM, Completel,
France Telecom, LD COM, Global Crossing, Gensat, etc...) set up high quality
telecommunications equipments; like high flows lines, submarine intercontinental
cables, high flow satellite connections, technical centers. The sector represents
17 000 jobs for 4 500 companies.
The availability of these tools is an appreciable asset for the applications
of modern logistics and for the control of the supply-chain (e-procurement, EDI,
etc...). The Bouches-du-Rhône county hosts the first Internet school in
France. This school offers a specialty in logistics and intelligent transport.
150 engineers will be trained every year in the information systems specifically
dedicated to Internet. |
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| Multimedia |
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Provence is the leading centre of sound and image production after Paris, with
15 % of all production made in France. With its reputation for excellence,
Provence combines leadership in microelectronics in southern Europe with a
leading role in the performing arts.
However two major centers impose themselves in the department : Marseilles
and Arles.
The former Belle de Mai tobacco factory houses already have 300 professionals
of show business and art united in a centre of modern creation. The architectural
quality of the great site (120 000 m2) makes it possible to create 30 000
m2 of studios and premises with sound stages, broadcasters, publishers, distributors,
and producers.
Thanks to its Médiapôle, Arles is becoming a leading
location for creation of digital and 3-D, images. Thanks to an exceptional
cultural
reputation through images and publishing, it has a ressource center for cutting-edge
companies and of a high-speed communications platform at its disposal.
Lionel Jospin announced in Mai 2000 the creation of an international school
for Internet in Marseilles. 150 engineers will be trained every year in the
information systems specifically dedicated to Internet.
With 45.8 million euros invest for the development of information societiy,
Provence Alpes Côte d'Azur banks on the technologies of tomorrow and
the people of today. |
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| Tourism,
cultural activities and leisure |
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Here, tourism
is not a standardized industrial product. There
is a tradition of hospitality. It is one of the
natural and cultural strengths of our region.
Our countryside is just like us: natural, varied, welcoming.
In a quality environment,
the region has exceptional sites, considerable
Roman
remains and first class facilities for sports, pastimes and cultural activities.
Its
geographical location and its climate make the region a terminus for Mediterranean
cruises. And business tourism is more and more attracted by our shores.
Tourism
in Provence represents 11.7% of the world branch GIP.
It is 7.4% of the France GDP. The regional touristic consumption is about :
7.1 billion euors and 1.5 billions euros for the Bouches du Rhône county. |
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| Human
Resources and training |
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With three
Universities, considered engineer and commercial
high schools, Marseilles and its area are able
to satisfy the needs of the industrial and
services
companies on all the levels of qualification.
For logistics in particular,
more than thirty formations, CAP/BEP (before
Bac professionnal
diplomas) to BTS (two years degrees) to master
degrees are available. They ensure the companies
the means of recruiting a qualified and adaptable
labour force in handling, management of warehouse,
forwarding agents, logistics engineering, etc.
The
labour force of Provence has the skills and abilities necessary to the
modern logistics jobs.
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