Saint-Maurice-de-Beynost plant

Saint-Maurice-de-Beynost plant
Plant entrance in 2019.
Official name	Usine textile et chimique de Saint-Maurice-de-Beynost
Country	France
Location	Saint-Maurice-de-Beynost
Coordinates	45°49′24″N 4°58′58″E / 45.8234°N 4.9827°E / 45.8234; 4.9827
Status	Operational
Commission date	1930
Owner(s)
Operator(s)	Toray Films Europe
Employees	400 (2022)
Annual revenue	165,000,000 € (2021) 172,000,000 € (2009)
External links
Website	www.torayfilms.eu
Commons	Related media on Commons
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The Saint-Maurice-de-Beynost textile and chemical plant, now known as the Toray de Saint-Maurice-de-Beynost plant, was founded in 1929 in Saint-Maurice-de-Beynost, in the Ain department. It was originally the second factory of Société lyonnaise de soie artificielle (SLSA), which soon became Société lyonnaise de textiles (SLT) and then Comptoir des textiles artificiels (CTA). In 1959, the plant was taken over by La Cellophane and converted to chemical production (paper film). La Cellophane was subsequently taken over by Rhône-Poulenc, and since 1996 by Toray Films Europe.

Construction of the plant in the late 1920s, followed by actual production, led to a large influx of workers to Saint-Maurice-de-Beynost; the population quintupled in five years, from around 300 in 1926 to over 1,500 in 1931. The presence of the factory had a strong influence on the town, both in terms of housing and social life. In 2022, the plant remains Saint-Maurice-de-Beynost's main employer, with approximatively employees.