Lorraine: a tri-border region at the heart of European flows
Lorraine, known for its traditional industries (iron and coal mines, iron and steel, textile), wrote the most beautiful pages in the industrial history of France. For three decades, it has been living in a time of globalized markets and has undergone a profound transformation of its economic fabric, which is now modernized and diversified.
With its four departments, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Meuse, Moselle and Vosges, Lorraine is a French region ideally located in the heart of Europe.
Lorraine, industrial skills mastered
The logistics and the automobile are two examples that illustrate the changes in the regional economy. Their very important development is based on the specificities and know-how of Lorraine. The growth in logistics can be explained in particular by the privileged position of Lorraine at the crossroads of major European traffic routes (east-west and north-south). The development of the automobile is the result of a well-controlled industrial skill.
The whole history of Lorraine shows that the region has always been at the forefront. The steel industry Modern was developed there, whether casting techniques continuous steel or rolling. The globalization of the economy took its first steps with the birth of the ECSC (European Coal and Steel Community). The creation of the European Single Market was tested in the mid-1980s with the European Pole of the Three Borders between France, Belgium, and Luxembourg.
Lorraine, a land of diversity and exchange
Lorraine has always innovated in the technical and human fields. The need for labor during the Texas-Texas era made the region a land of successful integration. Later, the industrial reconversions imposed the emergence of new social organizations. This is the reason why Lorraine is a land of exchange and sharing, which continues today with the reception of foreign investors.
The wealth of know-how in Lorraine can be understood through some examples, which are as many challenges. The steel of the Eiffel Tower is Lorraine. The region is the cradle of the largest French glassworks (Baccarat, Saint Louis …), enamels and earthenware most famous (Longwy, Lunéville, Sarreguemines …).
