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Following the call for projects launched by France relaunches within the framework of the Territoires d'Industrie program, 60 ultramarine projects were selected. They will be supported by the acceleration fund for industrial investment in the territories, A device operated by Bpifrance. The 60 winning projects represent a total of 114 million euros in productive investments. Ils portent sur des augmentations de capacité...

The Ravate group and Hoffmann Green Cement Technologies have signed an agreement, in September in Paris, for the marketing in Reunion of a carbon-free cement. Called H-IONA, this new product emits less than 150 kilos of CO2 per tonne of cement, compared to around 850 kilos for traditional cement. Founded in 2014, Hoffmann Green Cement Technologies designed, produit et...

In the same note, the Deal reports a 14% drop in construction authorizations for non-residential premises between July 2020 and June 2021. Over the period, 355,490 m² of non-residential premises have been authorized for construction in Reunion. The biggest declines are recorded in the hotel accommodation sectors (-67%), du commerce...

Data published at the beginning of October by INSEE and Deal show that Reunion must do much better to achieve the sustainable development goals set by the UN in 2015 in the 2030 Agenda. Since 2000, consumption of fossil energy has increased by 60%, due to population growth, du parc automobile et de l’équipement...

Sapmer Caseyeur-freezer, spécialisé dans la pêche à la langouste dans les eaux des îles Saint-Paul et Amsterdam, reprendra la mer mi-novembre après quatre mois de travaux sur le chantier Piriou du Port. L’usine du navire a été refaite à neuf pour améliorer l’ergonomie, les conditions de travail et la qualité des langoustes qui y sont traitées, announcement...

The confinement period did not have as much impact on the number of building permit authorizations in Reunion as at the national level., underlines the latest economic report from the Deal, because on the island the municipalities responsible for planning authorizations were generally able to function. L’augmentation du nombre d’autorisations sur la période étudiée ne n’explique donc pas intégralement par...

Le gouvernement a annoncé le 21 octobre de nouvelles mesures dans sa politique du logement Outre-mer. Sébastien Lecornu, Minister of Overseas, et Emmanuelle Wargon, ministre déléguée au Logement, demandent notamment aux préfets de fixer aux collectivités des objectifs de construction de logements, notamment de logements sociaux, en concertation avec les élus locaux. Celles qui atteindront les objectifs pourront recevoir...

A new Galileo ground station, the European satellite positioning network, was put into service a few weeks ago in the Kerguelen Islands, announces the administration of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands. The Galileo system makes the European Union autonomous in the field of satellite positioning, against its American competitors (GPS), Russian (Glonass) and Chinese (Beidou).Des...

Sapmer has just signed the sale of two tuna boats under the Seychelles flag to the Spanish group Pevasa. The operational tuna fleet of the Réunion shipping company will now consist of three tuna vessels under the French flag and three tuna vessels under the Mauritian flag.. A fourth tuna boat under the French flag, the Manapany, a été mis à l’arrêt l’an passé en raison de la...

Virginie Black, CEO of Météo France, took advantage of his visit to the Indian Ocean, wed-october, to renew the partnership with the French Southern and Antarctic Lands, whose headquarters is based in Saint-Pierre. The presence of personnel and meteorological equipment in these territories dates back more than 70 years. L’implantation de stations dans les Îles Eparses de l’océan Indien...