The Industrial and Agri-Resources Competitive Cluster |
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An internationally oriented cluster |
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The Picardy and Champagne-Ardenne bi-regional cluster, supported by the Europol’Agro association whose head office is situated in the Aisne Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Laon. Designated an internationally oriented competitive cluster by the CIADT (French Interministerial Committee for Regional Planning and Development) on July 12th 2005. |
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Areas of expertise |
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The aim of this cluster is to develop its expertise in the following areas at an international level:
- Bio-fuels, energy and food-related products
- Recovery of vegetable matter (foodstuffs, materials and molecules)
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Ambitions |
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- Become European leader for innovation in this field by 2015
- Become a major player in the transition from a fossil resource-based economy to an agri-resource-based economy
- Provide France with a centre for the promotion of knowledge, initiatives and innovations, bringing us directly in line with international competition
- Capture a large proportion of the jobs that are expected to be created in these new industries and promote the development of rural areas.
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Partners |
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- A potential of 800 researchers
- A potential of 219 companies and 26,000 jobs
- An exceptional agricultural potential (sugar beet, alfalfa, barley, common wheat, rape, sunflower, etc.)
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Key areas for the future (ADIT [French Agency for the Dissemination of Technological Information] Study) |
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In order to identify which business sectors to promote and discover the best initiatives for supporting new activities, the Aisne Chamber of Commerce and Industry asked the ADIT to carry out a study aimed at defining an action plan for the development of priority areas and development centres.
As part of a regional intelligence strategy, this project focuses on the identification of key technological sectors and the deployment of specific actions to support the creation of businesses.
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Carried out on the basis of the economic realities of our département and region, this study has enabled us to classify economic activities according to their development potential and strategic interest.
Topics include:
- The recycling and reuse of specific materials
- New materials
- Environmental management
- Exploiting the natural environment and agricultural land
 Priority of the "Industrial and Agri-resources" Competitive Cluster 
 Enhancing the Aisne region by promoting priority technological areas
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