IFP Energies nouvelles (IFPEN) is a French public-sector research, innovation, and training institute focused on energy, mobility, and the environment. An EPIC (state-owned industrial and commercial entity), it conducts R&D from fundamental science to pilot-scale demonstration, with sites including Rueil‑Malmaison and Solaize (Lyon). IFPEN also provides graduate education and professional training through IFP School.
For the chemical industry, IFPEN develops technologies in catalysis, reaction and process engineering, petrochemicals, and renewable chemistry, including bio-based routes to key intermediates, circular plastics (chemical recycling), low‑carbon fuels, hydrogen, and CO₂ capture and utilization. Its facilities support scale-up, process modeling, LCA, and eco‑design, with industrial deployment achieved through partnerships and technology transfer, notably via affiliated companies such as Axens for licensing, catalysts, and services.