1 – “Injecting hydrogen directly into combustion engines is possible” (Richard Tilagone, IFPEN Lyon)
Associated in its beginnings with research on fossil fuels, it has already been several years since IFP Energies nouvelles (IFPEN) turned to work aimed at supporting the diversification of the energy mix in its establishment in Solaize, near Lyon. . And in particular on hydrogen, where the institute has even developed a dedicated roadmap to clear the ground for manufacturers, through the exploration of two avenues in particular: the injection of hydrogen into thermal engines, but also improving the performance of fuel cells.
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2 – Treatment against Covid: “We will be able to deliver our first commercial quantities from October” (Bertrand Waymel, Novasep-PharmaZell)
The pharmaceutical subcontractor Novasep merged in April with the German PharmaZell. A way to be more present on the European scene and to benefit from their complementarities. Novasep is also known for producing for Pfizer the active ingredient of the first drug authorized in France against Covid, Paxlovid, which should be marketed in October.
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3 – “We must work on the decarbonization of aviation and hydrogen is obviously a key subject” (Tanguy Bertolus, Lyon Aéroports)
Lyon Saint-Exupéry airport is beginning to regain its pre-health crisis attendance and activity. “A very strong demand for travel” has returned, according to Tanguy Bertolus, president of the management board of Lyon airports. Brand new destinations are also on offer this summer. At the same time, the airport is working to reduce its carbon footprint and its pollution with local and industrial partners, in particular to develop the hydrogen sector in aviation.
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4 – “6th wave” Covid: “We will remain present on the self-test market” (Boiron)
For its 90th anniversary, the world leader in homeopathy has just emerged from the Covid crisis, but above all, from the “disimbursement crisis” as it is already called internally, and which has seen the total cessation of taking in charge of homeopathy by Health Insurance on January 1, 2021. While it has just completed a major reorganization plan, Boiron wants to open a new page by reaffirming, on the one hand, the place of the French market, but also its diversification towards new axes such as the assembly of Covid-19 self-tests, which is far from behind it, or even therapeutic cannabis.
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5 – Inflation: “A rise in real estate rates which could increase household debt” (Conciliaprêt)
Based in Lyon, Conciliaprêt specializes in the management of over-indebtedness cases for individuals. A theme that has become particularly topical, when the question of purchasing power has appeared in the background of the presidential election, but also, in a context marked by the continuation of inflation and the rise in mortgage rates, which raise fears of an additional burden on household portfolios.
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6 – New generation wood pellets: “Promote (also) co-products from sawn hardwoods” (José Brunet, WoodTechno)
In a context where fossil fuel heating is on the decline, the startup Woodtechno wants to enter a market that is taking off: that of wood pellets. Thanks to its breakthrough technology, the start-up manages to produce a pellet, from softwood or hardwood, in a less energy-consuming and less expensive way. It remains to pass the stages of the industrial pilot to succeed one day in grafting this innovation directly into the sawmills of the region.
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7 – Gas price. “A shock of competitiveness with the United States which forces us to remain attentive” (Jérôme Geneste, France Chimie AURA)
At a time when Bercy was still meeting with the professional federations concerning the implementation of the measures relating to electricity and gas in the resilience plan, Jérôme Geneste, president of France Chimie AURA, but also director of the Seqens establishments in the region, closely followed the evolution of gas and raw materials prices. Because even if the Auralpin industrialists have so far demonstrated their resilience, the prospect of a shock of competitiveness which could take place with the United States in particular, which are not evolving at the same speed as those of Europe, part of the fears.
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8 – Loi Lemoine: “On a loan, the expected gains are €5,000 to €15,000 per borrower” (Eric Maumy, April)
The insurance broker April, born and based in Lyon, recorded in 2021 a growth of 8%. What reinforce the choices that have been made since 2019, following the acquisition of April by the British investment fund CVC. Eric Maumy, president of April, also discusses the Lemoine law – which allows mortgage holders to terminate their insurance at any time – and its consequences, because the Lyon broker participated in its development.
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9 – Photovoltaic: “we want to be among the top 10 international panel manufacturers” (Pascal Richard, Carbon)
Pascal Richard is co-founder of the Carbon project, which plans to build a gigafactory to manufacture solar panels by 2025, with an initial production target of 5GW. An ambitious goal for a project which will make its first fundraiser at the beginning of next year, but which intends to be among the top 10 international panel builders and compete with China, which currently holds the monopoly.
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10 – Rent control: “It is scarcity that makes the price and not the other way around” (FNAIM du Rhône)
While the latest annual indicators still recorded a further rise in real estate prices in 2021, the president of the FNAIM du Rhône returned to the trends on the Lyon scene. Faced with the rise in real estate rates, he has no real concerns about access to property at this stage, but still protests against the control of rents, a measure desired and applied by the majority environmentalist of Greater Lyon since last fall, calling instead for “the release of building permits”, and “not to scare away investors” to feed, on the contrary, the production of housing.
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