Composite materials
Savoie is the preferred place for accompanying and receiving projects of research, development, and innovation in matters of transformation of materials, industrialization, and recycling of composite materials.
The Rhône-Alpes region, premier French expert in the domain of plasturgy and composites
Plasturgy employs close to 27,000 people, being 20% of the French manpower in this sector, and counts close to 900 establishments. Taking into account the associated activities or transformation, there are close to 50,000 people involved in this sector.
Composite Materials, one of the beacon sectors of Savoie
In Savoie, one will find a strategic concentration of innovative enterprises, resource centres, public and private research laboratories,and all the levels of training involved in the transformation of materials and their industrialisation : from technical certification to the doctorate degree.
Compositec, Saint Gobain Vetrotex France ((Twintex ®), Saint Gobain Vetrotex International (world R&D centre for reinforcement), SAT, Sotira73 (Groupe Sora Composites), Roctool; ARAMM Rhône-Alpes Agency for the Mastry of Materials, Rhonalp System, APSAC, Polytech'Savoie Superior Engineering School of Chambéry, LMOPS (CNRS - University of Savoie)..., are many of the major industry actors to be found in Savoie.
