Plastic Omnium is a French automotive supplier specialising in the manufacturing and commercialisation of

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History

Plastic Omnium was founded by Pierre Burelle in 1946. It began making plastic steering columns for

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, but soon extended its supply contracts to other carmakers in France and abroad. In 1995, it made a tender offer for its most important rival in the French industry, Reydel, and then acquired it from its major stakeholder Compagnie Financière de Turenne. According to their website, Plastic Omnium currently has 131 plants and is present in 26 countries.

Divisions

Plastic Omnium Automobile

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Two automotive divisions, Auto Exterior Division and Auto Inergy Division (previously: Inergy Automotive Systems). The first provides external plastic elements (

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and

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) for cars, like bumpers and energy absorption systems, fender and front-end modules. The second provides plastic fuel tank systems and SCR tank systems. In 2011, Inergy purchased the

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's fuel tank manufacturer in

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, and became its sixth largest world provider. The company has plans to introduce more composite materials to reduce the weight of their pieces and gain market advantage.

Plastic Omnium Environment

This centers on waste containerization, urban and road signage and urban planning. Its products include wheeled bins; underground, semi-underground, and aboveground containers; voluntary waste drop-off receptacles and data management systems; equipment for community-use area; urban signage solutions; and road signage solutions, as well as sorted waste services. Plastic Omnium Systemes Urbains in 2012 won its first major contract for its line of sustainable products, when

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requested the provision of wheeled rubbish bins made with plant-based polyethylene derived from sugar cane.

Company's share structure

According to Plastic Omnium, at the end of 2011 55.1 percent of it was owned by the parent company,

Burelle Burelle is a French holding company headquartered in Paris. Its most important subsidiary is Plastic Omnium. History Burelle was founded in 1957 by Pierre Burelle and his family as a legal entity for its growing businesses. In 1987, Burelle went ...

, 1.6 by the employees, 8.7 was

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and a 34.6 was for public trade.

References

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