Driven by tougher regulations and by consumers, candy, shampoo and yogurt manufacturers are looking for recycled plastic.
This is why manufacturers have announced more than 1 billion euros in investments in France alone this month of January.
The palm goes to the American Eastman, which devotes nearly 900 million euros to the construction of a factory (capacity of 160,000 tons, 350 jobs) in a place to be defined.
The Canadian Loop, associated with Suez, for its part pays 250 million euros for its first European site (capacity of 70,000 tonnes, 180 jobs) in Port-Jérôme-sur-Seine (Normandy), including L'Occitane, L' Oréal and Danone will be customers.
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