D E C E M B E R 2 0 1 9 CHOOSE ECORHENA! choose France and the Franco-German cooperation! choose Grand Est and the Rhine territory!
A MULTI-PARTNER PROJECT, A CULTURE OF WITH A FRANCO-GERMAN AND PRODUCTIVITY EUROPEAN ANCHORING At the heart of Europe, along the Rhine At the center of Europe's "blue banana" In the context of the shutting down of the nuclear power plant of Where Latin and German Fessenheim in 2020, 13 entities signed the territory project, including 5 worlds meet and merge German ones : the German authorities are involved in the Ecorhéna Historic crossroads for trade development project, and in the whole territory project. and culture Most European cities and The European Commission visited us last March, and announced that it capitals within 1,5 hour flight will come back to explore how best to support this project. Exceptional European fundings have already been made available for actions within the territory project.
Ecorhéna development is already conducted in project mode: all the public-private partners are committed to the development of the territory.
90HA TAILOR-MADE, INCLUDING 30HA ALREADY AVAILABLE
Total flexibility : the area can be set up in accordance with your exact specifications. All the schedule for the greenfield is planned at the same timeline as your project, so the greenfield will perfectly fit your plans.
No delay : all procedures for the area are performed in parallel with potential ICPE (rgulation for protection of the environment) procedure. Compulsory environmental studies (« études faune- flore ») are already finalized, and their official report available. Therefore the data set is complete and available for all procedures including ICPE.
Fast track for regulatory procedures : the team is highly skilled and experienced, result-driven and dedicated to guarantee all procedures to be completed under a secured and time-limited schedule, under the leadership of your unique contact. We are ready to work with you as soon as possible for preparing all the documents.
A project management functioning is already in place for Ecorhena development, involving all competent State bodies under the leadership of the Préfet du Haut- Rhin. MULTIMODAL AND CONNECTED TO THE WORLD
Waterway : immediate proximity to investments already made for the Rhine, Europe's river highway, maintaining an efficient network for connecting Rotterdam and the future. Railway connexion on Antwerp. the South side of Ecorhena is A unique opportunity : the field already in place. alongside Rhine river allows Road : Highway on both sides of direct and private access possible, the Rhine joining North and South either for slipway or containers. of Europe. 2 container ports on the Rhine river Nuclear power plant unit benefits : Colmar port (14km) & from a road network. Mulhouse port (20 km) accepting Moreover, some parts of the roads fluvial container ships (-> 280 already adjusted to heavy loads TEU/ship) and trains (->90 on part of the section that may be of TEU/train) interest, other possible Development of the port of Colmar developments (General Electrics in Neuf-Brisach in progress, Belfort uses the port of Colmar equipped since this year for heavy Neuf Brisach) metal pieces. Air : Basel International Airport 35 Railway : existing freight line minutes driving. Colmar-Volgelsheim (north of Ecorhena),
THE RHINE HIGHLY QUALIFIED WORKFORCE PROVIDES DIRECT AND FULLY NEARBY, AN ATTRACTIVE AREA FOR EQUIPPED ACCESS EMPLOYEES TO THE MAJOR
SEAPORTS ON THE High skilled technical workforce High quality life NORTH SEA available For newcomers there are very good The nuclear power plant will stop conditions for arrival : its production mid 2020, followed accommodation, schools for by a gradual reduction in children, high number of employment on the site. Therefore associations and high skilled workforce is available sporting life, cultural activities when you enter in production. (Colmar and Mulhouse nearby, ArtRhéna under construction on the Prospective training Rhine Island), all in a Franco-German work is already privileged and protected underway in terms of manpower environment. and cross-border mobility of employees. INNOVATION IS OUR DNA
The territory project includes 4 pilars, one is dedicated to innovation, focusing on new energies and industry for the future. The R&D ecosystem is strongly evolving to develop and promote industrial innovation within Alsace and all Grand Est region, with European Commission support. Dedicated places and networks, in addition to high level training, are being constructed to foster innovation within each enterprise of the territory, under the GreenEst Strategy. EUCOR is a key partner in the innovation strategy, implementing specific actions of research in closed link with the enterprises and citizens.
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Document prepared by Préfecture du Haut-Rhin,Communauté de communes Pays Rhin-Brisach, Département du Haut-Rhin, Région Grand Est, Grand E-Nov, Access Alsace