The processing plant in Sarlat, Dordogne, was founded in 1985 and is owned by the France Tabac U.S.C.A., that is to say 7 French tobacco cooperatives.

The site is intended for the processing of light-air & flue-cured tobaccos so as to produce uniform blends, marketed to end-product manufacturers (cigarettes, rolling tobacco, cigars etc.) for the French and export markets.

The plant has a capacity of 20,000 tonnes per year and employs from 120 to 170 staff, depending on the processing period.

This unit has enabled France Tabac to be in direct contact with the major manufacturing industries supplied in Sarlat.

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