There are bottling plants for water and Coca-Cola, plus tanneries, garages and a cannery.

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Fragrance making began in Provence about 500 years ago, when local tanneries sought to make their leather products smell good.

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The Wandle, once dubbed a "sewer" because of waste from tanneries flowing into it during the industrial revolution, was cleaned up by environmentalists.

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The Fashion and Leather Goods group includes Louis Vuitton, Donna Karan, Fendi, Loewe, Celine, Les Tanneries Roux, Kenzo, Marc Jacobs, Thomas Pink, Pucci, Berluti and Rossimoda.

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