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Today, the department is steadfastly committed to a global environmental approach: Agenda 21, the Ozans Business Park , the Rosa Parks Middle School, straw and wood industries,…
 Focus on the Indre Eco-industries sector.…
- The agricultural sector: Agriculture covers nearly 60% of the department’s surface area, some 6,300 farms of which over half are dedicated to growing cereal crops. 1/5th of agricultural plots are reserved for oleaginous crop production.
- The wood sector is represented by the Berry firm, Les Bois Chauds, and their wood platform at Ardentes from which they provide a range of services: fire wood supply, lumber spraying, cut wood drying, compressed wood,...
- The straw industry: Berry Energy Biomasse With a non-negligible resource: 800,000 tonnes of straw produced in Champagne Berrichonne, the straw is used in eco-construction (Strawtec produce panels of compressed straw) and bio-energy.
- The vegetable oil industry with Bioléa who produce bio-lubricants from high-oil-content sunflower plants.
- The insulation materials industry with oleaginous linen, sheep’s wool and hemp.
- New initiatives have recently added to the richness of the department’s Eco-industries sector: a wind farm project, photovoltaics, biomethanisation , aquaculture, high temperature wood treatment, lucerne dehydration, a trituration unit for oil seed rape, …
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A major project for the department: The Ozans bussiness park
A business park of 508 hectares that will welcome secondary and tertiary sector companies. The park initiative, which includes all the major considerations associated with sustainable development; will achieve lasting development not only in economic and social, but also in environmental terms.
The Ozans business park will be connected to the rail network. |
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