Hydrogen: Michelin—Faurecia Joint Venture To Establish Europe's Largest Fuel Cell Plant in Lyon
From New Mobility News:
In March next year, French automotive suppliers Michelin and Faurecia
are laying the first foundation stone of what has to become ‘Europe’s
biggest factory for fuel cells’ near Lyon. With their joint-venture
Symbio, they want to catch 25% of the world market by 2030, good for 1,5
billion euros turnover.
More details about the new factory and its exact location aren’t
revealed yet. But the plans are ambitious, as Michelin and Faurecia
envision two more factories, one in Asia, and one in the US.
Today, Symbio is based in Grenoble (France), where it employs around
200 people. As a start, Michelin and Faurecia injected 140 million euros
in the development of a new generation of fuel cells on hydrogen....MORE