This photograph shows trees and trucks installed by employees to block the entrance of the factory Fibre Excellence paper plant, day and night, awaiting the Toulouse's trade court decision in Saint-Gaudens, south-western France on July 29, 2026. Fibre Excellence, France's number one paper pulp producer employing 670 people, is on the brink of court-ordered liquidation: its plant in Tarascon (Bouches-du-Rhône) appears doomed, with no buyer in sight, while a last-minute letter of intent keeps hope alive for the second site in Saint-Gaudens (Haute-Garonne). (Photo by Lionel BONAVENTURE / AFP via Getty Images)