Browse Home Total INSIDE Energies & Expertise Society & Environment Corporate Profile Investors Candidates Media Suppliers Advertising Campaign Worldwide presence Contact Search form Search English Français Home › Media › News › News New Chapter in the Lacq Gas Basin Reconversion zoomin zoomout September 26, 2014 With the inauguration of the Toray plant on September 26, the former Lacq gas basin has become a major center for carbon fiber production. The Japanese manufacturer will use the facility to produce polyacrylonitrile (PAN), one of the product's base materials. The plant represents a €100 million investment and has created around 60 jobs. The inauguration shows that it is possible to keep industry alive even when a field's gas resources are running out. Although Total stopped commercial gas production at the site in late 2013, we have worked hard — through Total Développement Régional (TDR) — to prevent this from impacting on the region's industrial vitality. Our strategy was to leave the last 3% of the field's gas so that it can be produced at a low rate for another 30 years. The gas will go to local industry, giving it a guaranteed, cheap supply of energy in the form of power and steam. This competitive advantage was a factor in Toray’s decision to set up operations at the Lacq site. Lacq, a Successful Industrial Conversion Learn all about the history of the Lacq gas basin. To learn more Total Développement Régional Find out how TDR supports French small businesses [French only]. 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