Group
The Era of Expansion
In the early 1980s, the Carbone Lorraine company decided to redefine itself. The idea was to move away from the most common products and to specialize in high-tech manufacturing.
At the same time, the R&D department began closely collaborating with customers in order to offer customized products. This was a significant transformation that still shapes Mersen’s identity.
Milestones
| 1985 | Ferraz is acquired. | ||
| 1988 | Pechiney moves above the 50% ownership mark. The industrial seal business is transferred to Carbone Lorraine | ||
| 1991 | Stackpole's (United States) electrical and high temperature applications assets are acquired. | ||
| 1996 | Pechiney exits the share capital. | ||
| 1998 | Unit specialized in cooling systems is set up. | ||
| 1999 | Gould-Shawmut group's electrical protection division is acquired. | ||
| 2005 | First solar and wind energy-related sales are recorded. | ||
| 2005 | The Magnets division for automobile applications is sold. | ||
| 2006 | Positions are strengthened in power electronics through the acquisition of R-Theta. | ||
| 2007 | Chongqing plant, the Group's first manufacturing facility in China, is inaugurated. | ||
| 2008 | Xianda and Mingrong Electrical Protection (MEP), the Group's first acquisitions in China, are purchased. | ||
| 2008 | The rail and motorcycle braking business is divested. | ||
| 2008 | Calcarb, the world n°2 in rigid carbon felts is bought. | ||
| 2009 | The brushes for automobile and household electrical appliances division is sold. | ||