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Pechiney SA was a major aluminium conglomerate based in France. The company was acquired in 2003 by the Alcan Corporation, headquartered in Canada. [1] In 2007, Alcan itself was taken over by mining giant Rio Tinto Alcan .
In 1921, Alais et Camargue--referred to in financial circles as Pechiney--merged with the leading aluminum producer, Froges, to form Compagnie des Produits Chimiques et Électrométallurgiques d'Alais, Froges et Camargue known as AFC. The company was managed by Gabriel Cordier, president of Pechiney.
Jul 10, 2024 · Pechiney, French state-owned, multinational holding company formed in December 1971 as Pechiney Ugine Kuhlmann SA after the merger of Pechiney SA, an aluminum producer established in 1855, and Société Ugine Kuhlmann, an aluminum maker and chemical company established in 1889.
Pechiney est un ancien groupe industriel français, fondé en 1855 et actif jusqu'en 2003, dans les domaines de l'aluminium (production et transformation), de l'électrométallurgie, de l'emballage, de la chimie, et du combustible nucléaire.
Constellium is a global leader in aluminium products and solutions, with roots in the aluminium pioneers Pechiney, Alcan, and Alusuisse. Learn more about Constellium's history, business units, and sustainability report.
Pechiney, a holding company with numerous subsidiaries in France and abroad, is the descendant of a single chemical plant at Salindres, established in 1855 in the southern French region of Provence by Henri Merle. It has become synonymous with the French aluminum industry, which first began in 1860.
Sep 12, 2003 · LONDON (CBS.MW) -- French aluminum group Pechiney on Friday said it had accepted a revised cash-and-shares offer from its Canadian rival Alcan that values Pechiney at $4.5 billion.
