Mersen

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Mersen SA

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legal form Société Anonyme
ISIN FR0000039620
founding 1891
Seat La Defense , Paris , FranceFranceFrance 
management Luc Themelin, CEO
Number of employees 6,400
sales 739 million euros
Branch chemistry
Website www.mersen.de
Stand 2013

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Mersen is a global French group that specializes in components from the electrical power and advanced materials sectors. The group previously operated under the name "Carbone Lorraine".

Mersen is present in 35 countries with 53 industrial locations worldwide. The group also operates 15 research and development centers.

In 2019, Mersen generated revenues of EUR 950 million, an increase of 8.2% compared to 2018.

The group employs over 6,800 people worldwide.

Carbone Lorraine was listed on the Paris Stock Exchange the year it was founded (1937). Today Mersen is listed on the Paris Euronext and part of the CAC Small (abbreviation: MRN).

history

The Mersen Group, which operated under the name “Carbone Lorraine” until May 20, 2010, emerged from the Compagnie lorraine de charbons pour l'électricité, a company founded in Pagny-sur-Moselle ( Lorraine / France) in 1891 , where the Group still operates a plant today. In 1937, this Lorraine company merged with Le Carbone in the greater Paris area ( Gennevilliers / Hauts-de-Seine), where the group still owns and operates the original plant today.

La Compagnie lorraine de charbons pour l'électricité was founded in 1891 in the French department of Meurthe-et-Moselle. The company initially manufactured electric motors , dynamos and lighting there before switching to the production of "carbon filaments" for electrical lighting. At the same time, Le Carbone, founded in the Paris region in 1892, manufactured brushes for electric motors. In 1893, Charles Street, an engineer at Le Carbone, discovered the graphitization of carbon with which synthetic graphite could be produced. He patented his process under the title: "System for a direct current furnace ( Système de four électrique continu )".

In the 1980s, the Pechiney Group acquired a majority stake (61%) in Carbone Lorraine and embarked on a strategy of external growth and diversification. The company expanded beyond the most important production of graphite brushes at that time and began manufacturing brake discs from carbon / carbon fiber composites.

Pechiney also acquired a number of competitors such as Ferraz, one of the largest manufacturers of fuses and electrical protection systems. The group then took control of Stackpole and with this step became one of the world's leading providers of graphite production.

In 1995 Pechiney sold 21% of its shares in Paribas Affaires Industrielles (PAI). In the years that followed, Carbone Lorraine expanded its position through acquisitions in Europe and the USA. Particularly noteworthy is the takeover of the Gould-Shawmut Electrical Protection Division in 1999, with which the group advanced to a leading position in power semiconductor protection. In 2005, Paribas sold its Carbone Lorraine shares through the market.

In May 2010, the Annual General Meeting approved the group's name change proposed by management. Carbone Lorraine changes its corporate identity and became MERSEN. This name is the one a tribute to Marin Mersenne, mathematician and philosopher of the 17th century, on the other hand stands for M aterial, E lectrical, R esearch, S ustainable, E nergy (material, electrical, research, sustainability, energy ).

Acquisitions

date Companies specialty
2020 Takeover of GAB Neumann GmbH Specialist in graphite and silicon carbide heat exchangers
2019 Takeover of AGM Italy Leading European supplier for the machining of customer-specific parts made from extruded graphite
2018 Acquisition of FTCap Player in the field of design and manufacture of capacitors
2018 Takeover of Idealec Player in the field of design and manufacture of laminated power rails (busbar)
2018 Acquisition of the remaining capital from Cirprotec Specialist in lightning and surge protection
2016 Foundation of a joint venture with Harbin Electric Carbon in China: Hatan Electrical Carbon Player in the railway market
2015 Takeover of ASP Specialist in surge protection
2014 Majority stake in Cirprotec Specialist in lightning and surge protection ( surge protective device - SPD )
2011 Takeover of Eldre Specialist for laminated and insulated busbars
2010 Majority stake in Yantaï Reinforcement of the position in the field of solar energy
2010 Majority stake in Boostec Specialist in silicon carbide technology (SIC)
2008 Acquisition of Calcarb World No. 2 in the field of stiff carbon fiber insulation
2008 Acquisition of Xianda and Mingrong Electrical Protection (MEP) Corrosion protection as well as fuses and safety switchgear
2006 Acquisition of R-Theta Specialist in the field of power electronics
1999 Acquisition of a division of the Gould-Shawmut group Specialist in the field of fuses
1991 Acquisition of Stackpole (United States) assets Electrical applications as well as high temperature applications
1985 Takeover of Ferraz Manufacturer of fuses for industrial use


Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Annual Report 2013
  2. ↑ Carbone Lorraine se rebaptisé "Mersen" pour son verdir image. April 14, 2010, accessed February 27, 2020 (French).
  3. ↑ 8 Avr 2019 | - ACTU -, 7/7, ACCORD, FRANCE, INDUSTRIEL: Mersen choisi pour équiper le premier bus 100% électrique d'Alstom. April 8, 2019, accessed on February 27, 2020 (Fri-FR).
  4. ↑ Le Figaro avec AFP: Mersen: sales 2019 en high de 8.2%, soutenues par les matériaux avancés. January 30, 2020, accessed on February 27, 2020 (French).
  5. ↑ | live. Retrieved February 27, 2020 .
  6. ^ Franz Liszt, Agnes Street-Klindworth, Michael Saffle: Franz Liszt and Agnes Street-Klindworth: A Correspondence, 1854–1886 . Pendragon Press, 2000, ISBN 978-1-57647-006-0 ( google.fr [accessed February 25, 2020]).
  7. ↑ Luc Themelin: Carbone Lorraine: usine de Gennevilliers . Carbone Lorraine, Gennevilliers 2006, ISBN 978-2-9526215-0-2 ( worldcat.org [accessed February 25, 2020]).
  8. ^ Zone Bourse: Carbone Lorraine: Ferraz Shawmut s'empare de Lenoir Elec. | Zone bourse. Retrieved February 28, 2020 (French).
  9. ^ History of Carbone Lorraine SA - FundingUniverse. Retrieved February 28, 2020 .
  10. ↑ Le Carbone Lorraine quitte le giron du secteur public. April 7, 1995, accessed February 28, 2020 (French).
  11. ↑ Carbone Lorraine racheté Gould Shawmut. July 8, 1999, accessed February 28, 2020 (French).
  12. ↑ Carbone Lorraine: a price act de la sortie de BNP Paribas. Retrieved February 28, 2020 (French).
  13. ↑ NOMEN Success Stories: From Carbone Lorraine to Mersen. In: nouns. May 15, 2017, accessed on February 28, 2020 (German).
  14. ↑ Le 28 octobre 2014 at 07h00: A 100 ans, la société Mersen garde une santé de fer. October 28, 2014, accessed on February 28, 2020 (Fri-FR).
  15. ↑ GAB Neumann GmbH sets the course for a long-term successful future. Retrieved May 22, 2020 .
  16. ↑ MERSEN announcement une nouvelle acquisition dans le graphite. December 3, 2019, accessed on May 22, 2020 (French).
  17. ↑ FTCAP and Mersen: Together into a strong future. Retrieved May 22, 2020 (German).
  18. ↑ Mersen: acquisition d'IDEALEC finalisée. April 20, 2018, accessed May 22, 2020 (French).
  19. ↑ MERSEN se renforce au capital de Cirprotec. April 6, 2018, accessed on May 22, 2020 (French).
  20. ^ Mersen annonce la réalisation de l'acquisition d'Eldre. In: Filière 3e. January 11, 2012, accessed on May 22, 2020 (Fri-FR).
  21. ↑ Mersen va acquérir 60% du chinois Yantai Zhifu Graphite. Retrieved May 22, 2020 (French).
  22. ↑ Carbone Lorraine: racheté la totalité de Calcarb. Retrieved May 22, 2020 (French).
  23. ^ French Mersen controls 100% in Chinese Mingrong Electrical Protection. Retrieved May 22, 2020 (English).
  24. ↑ StackPath. Retrieved May 22, 2020 .