May 20 (Reuters) - McPhy Energy SAS MCPHY.PA :
* REG-MCPHY PRESELECTS BELFORT FOR THE INSTALLATION OF ITS
ELECTROLYZER GIGAFACTORY
* OBJECTIVE IS TO START PRODUCTION IN FIRST HALF OF 2024
WITH A
GRADUAL RAMP-UP TO A CAPACITY OF 1 GW PER YEAR
* CREATION, AT FULL LOAD, OF MORE THAN 500 MCPHY JOBS
(INCLUDING
AROUND 400 IN FRANCE AND A HUNDRED IN GERMANY AND IN ITALY), AND
OF SEVERAL HUNDRED INDIRECT JOBS IN FRANCE AND EUROPE
* CONFIRMATION OF PRESELECTION AND FINAL INVESTMENT DECISION
BY
MCPHY SHOULD TAKE PLACE BY END OF 2021
* MARKET THAT REMAINS VERY BUOYANT, BUT SALES SLOWER TO
MATERIALIZE IN 1(ST) HALF
* CONSTRUCTION OF THIS NEW INDUSTRIAL INFRASTRUCTURE WOULD
REPRESENT AN INVESTMENT OF EUR 30 TO EUR 40 MILLION
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