(FILES) This photograph shows the industrial site of Fibre Excellence in Tarascon, south-eastern France on April 14, 2026, as two Fibre Excellence Group' sites in Tarascon and Saint-Gaudens face closure. In Tarascon, the Fibre Excellence Provence (FEP) paper pulp mill is a eyesore for tourists and many local residents. But its poor financial health, and the fact that it has been placed in administration, are just as worrying. Standing on the banks of the Rhone, its tall red and white chimney has marked the southern entrance to the town since 1951. It is from this chimney that the sulphurous fumes emerge, described as smelling of "rotten eggs" or "cauliflower" (Photo by Thibaud MORITZ / AFP via Getty Images)