[Automatic translation follows] The Pays de la Loire region brings together 5 departments: Loire-Atlantique, Maine-et-Loire, Mayenne, Sarthe and Vendée. It has 3.7 million inhabitants spread across 1,357 municipalities. It is a territory balanced between rural areas and urban areas, organized around 7 large urban areas (Nantes, Saint-Nazaire, Angers, Cholet, Le Mans, Laval and La-Roche-sur-Yon) and 1,108 municipalities of less than 1,000 inhabitants. Bordered by 450 km of coastline and crisscrossed by the Loire, the region has the first port on the Atlantic coast. Its economic dynamism is a real strength which allows it to have the lowest unemployment rate in …

Sectors: National and local authorities

[Automatic translation follows] The Competitiveness Cluster dedicated to the forest-wood-paper-chemistry sector Since its creation in 2005, Xylofutur has been the only Competitiveness Cluster dedicated to the forest-wood-chemistry-energy sector. Its objective is to develop the competitiveness of the national sector through innovation and R&D. Xylofutur now has around 250 members and has certified more than 280 projects. Xylofutur supports project leaders and their partners in accessing: 📍to current and future markets 📍to public and private financing 📍internationalization 📍and the anticipation of skills needs via 3 areas of strategic activity: ✅ Tree and forest ✅ Wood ✅ Chemistry-energy Xylofutur hosts the network …

Sectors: French Cluster Public business cluster