Former Arsenal star Flamini building £21 billion factory
The former Gunner is the co-founder of GF Biochemicals, the first company in the world able to mass-produce levulinic acid.
Former Arsenal midfielder Mathieu Flamini has gone from pro footballer to environmental entrepreneur.
He is building a huge factory as he bids to try and help the environment.
And it has been reported that his company could make billions, with an estimated net worth of £21billion.
He is a co-founder of GF Biochemicals, the first company in the world able to mass-produce levulinic acid.
It is a fuel made from plant waste that can be used in the creation of plastics.
"We founded GFBiochemicals with the ambition of finding sustainable alternatives to oil-based products," he revealed.
He became an environmental activist towards the end of his playing career.
Flamini is also part of the Environmental Excellence Committee for the candidature of Paris as the location for the 2024 Summer Olympics.
But it was his factory that was on show in his latest Instagram post as he posed with some of the workers.
Alongside the photos, he added the caption: "Different field, but same passion to drive change by doing things better. ????????????."
As a player, Flamini spent seven years at Arsenal across two spells with the club.
He played 153 times for them between 2004 and 2008, and then another 93 times from 2013 to 2016.
The Frenchman won three FA Cups with the Gunners and also reached the Champions League final - where they were beaten by Barcelona.
He also claimed the Serie A title with AC Milan during his five seasons with the Italian giants.
