Water, air and soil treatment
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The water, air and soil treatment sector.
A leading player in environmental solutions, the Lyon region is home to companies and R&D centers specializing in water, air and soil treatment. From industrial decontamination to sustainable resource management, the region offers a unique ecosystem where innovation, expertise and partnerships shape the technologies of tomorrow.
Leading companies in the area
A start-up developing innovative solutions for water treatment and recycling, and particularly PFAS elimination, thanks to patented technology from INSA laboratories.
A leading global player in sustainable water and waste management, the group designs innovative technologies to treat water, recover resources and regenerate ecosystems.
The world’s first academic laboratory dedicated to catalytic technologies, IRCE coordinates a major European project to measure particle precursors in cities.
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Reasons to invest in Lyon and its region.
Attract the talents that will make the difference
Lyon and its region have an unrivaled pool of engineers and technicians trained by prestigious schools such as CPE, INSA, ITECH, and IUT Lyon 1. Recruiting and retaining your R&D and industrial teams is easy in such a dynamic territory, specializing in chemicals and the environment and equipped with laboratories ready to support companies in their innovative projects, including in water, air and soil treatment.
Turn your ideas into concrete production
Leverage a complete ecosystem of internationally renowned subcontractors, integrators, and R&D centers. Your projects in chemistry and the environment, from low-carbon technologies to hydrogen, can be industrialized quickly thanks to shared facilities that are unique in Europe, such as Axel’One, ADChem4 and Syensqo, streamlining the growth of innovative companies.
Invest in a region with high potential
Access scarce land, attractive financial mechanisms (CIR, JEI, France 2030) and active political support. The Lyon region facilitates partnerships, accelerates responsible projects and offers an ideal environment for managing your investments in chemicals, the environment and water, air and soil treatment.
Iconic places.
PROVADEMSE – INSAVALOR
The INSA Lyon and INSAVALOR technological innovation platform dedicated to waste recovery, energy and sustainable materials. With its expert pilot equipment, it tests, validates and optimizes your processes from prototype to pre-industrialization, shortening time to market and supporting the circular economy with R&D and eco-design.
Technology platform
Chemical Valley
A historic center for the chemicals industry since the 1850s, Chemical Valley (Vallée de la Chimie) is now among France’s largest industrial platforms. Located to the south of Lyon, it stretches over approximately 2,000 hectares, covering three municipalities in the Lyon urban area. This strategic area is the focus of a leading R&D, innovation, and industrial production ecosystem based around the chemical, energy, environment and so-called “greentech” sectors, i.e. technologies involving innovations and processes that use natural and bio-based resources.
Industrial platform
Parc Industriel de la Plaine de l’Ain
Turnkey land from 2,000 m² to 15 hectares available for sale in an industrial area: no zoning problems, immediate availability and a single price of €70/m². The Plaine de l’Ain industrial park (PIPA) is an easily accessible and well-connected area, with highway links (A6-A7, A39, A40, A42, A43) giving access to Lyon in 35 minutes and Geneva in an hour.
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