Alstom
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2008-07-15T11:46:41Z
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{{Infobox_Company
| company_name = Alstom, SA
| company_logo = [[Image:Alstom.svg|200px]]
| company_type = [[Public company|Public]] ({{Euronext|ALO}})
| foundation = 1928 (Alsthom)
| location = [[Levallois-Perret]], [[France]]
| key_people = Patrick Kron <small>([[Chair (official)|Chairman]] of the [[board of directors|board]] and [[chief executive officer|CEO]])</small>
| products = Equipment and services for [[Electricity generation|power generation]] and [[transport]]
| homepage = [http://www.alstom.com/ www.alstom.com]
| industry = [[Engineering]], [[manufacturing]], technologies & transport
| revenue = €16.91 [[1000000000 (number)|billion]] <small>(year to Mar 2008)</small><ref name="AR2007">{{cite web |url=http://www.alstom.com/static/annual_report_2007_2008/gb/RA_Alstom_gb.pdf |title=Annual Report 2007 |accessdate=2008-06-14 |publisher=Alstom}}</ref>
| operating_income = {{profit}} €1.295 billion <small>(yr - Mar 08)</small><ref name="AR2007" />
| net_income = {{profit}} €852 million <small>(yr - Mar 08)</small><ref name="AR2007" />
| num_employees = 76,000 <small>(2008)</small><ref name="AR2007" />
| intl = yes
}}
'''Alstom''' ({{Euronext|ALO}}) is a large [[France|French]] [[multinational company|multinational]] [[list of conglomerates|conglomerate]] whose businesses are [[electricity generation|power generation]] and [[transport]]. According to the company website, in the years 2007/08 Alstom had annual sales of over €16.9 billion, and employed more than 76,000 people in 70 countries. Its headquarters are located in [[Levallois-Perret]], near [[Paris]].
The current [[CEO]] is [[Patrick Kron]].
Alstom is a world leader in hydroelectric power generation, in conventional islands for nuclear power plants and in environmental control systems. It also a renowned producer of very high speed trains and high speed trains e.g. [[AGV]], [[TGV]], [[Eurostar]] as well as [[Citadis trams]], and also in urban transport market, regional trains, signalling infrastructure equipment and all associated services.
==Financial information==
Alstom has been listed on the Paris Stock Exchange since [[June 22]] [[1998]]. The Group has been listed on the London Stock Exchange since [[November 17]] [[2003]], and on the New York Stock Exchange since August 2004. When the markets closed on [[December 31]] [[2005]], its [[market capitalization]] was € 6.7 billion. Market capitalization as of [[March 9]] [[2007]] was € 13.6 billion.
==History==
{{Prose|date=July 2008}}
'''1928''' The beginning of Alsthom was from the merger of Thomson-Houston and Société Alsacienne de Contstructions Mécaniques (SACM), with its 1st factory in Belfort.
'''1932''' Alsthom acquires Constructions Electriques de France, Tarbes, a manufacturer of electric locomotives as well as electrical and hydraulic equipment. Transport thus becomes a part of Alsthom
'''1969''' Compagnie Générale d'Electricité (CGE) becomes majority shareholder of Alsthom
'''1976''' The Group merges with Chantiers de l’Atlantique to become Alsthom Atlantique, bringing Marine into Alsthom’s portfolio.
'''1977''' Alsthom constructs the 1st 1300MW generator set for the Paluel power station which set a world record with an output of 1500 MW.
'''1978''' The first TGV is delivered to SNCF. The TGV went on to break world rail speed records in 1981 (380 kph) and 1990 (515,3 kph – not yet beaten), and achieved the world endurance record for high speed train lines in 2001, travelling from Calais to Marseille (1067.2km) in 3 hours and 29 mins.
'''1986''' The Alsthom Belfort site receives an order from EDF for the largest gas turbine in the world (212MW)
'''1989''' GEC ALSTHOM is formed from the merger of the power and transport activities of Compagnie Générale d'Electricité (CGE) and the UK GEC. France’s market was no longer sufficient, so the merger was to enable ALSTHOM to export into Europe.
'''1994''' LHB Salzgitter joins GEC Alsthom
'''1995''' Outstanding shares in MAN Energie (steam turbines) are acquired
'''1998''' GEC Alsthom acquired Cegelec (electrical contracting)
'''1998''' (June) The Group is introduced on to the Paris Stock Exchange and changes its name from GEC ALSTHOM to ALSTOM. GEC and Alcatel sell off part of their stakes in the capital (23,6% each).
'''1999''' ALSTOM acquires the Canadian Télécité Inc., a worldwide Centre of Excellence in passenger information and security solutions ALSTOM and ABB merge their energy businesses in a 50-50 joint company known as ABB ALSTOM POWER. In a parallel move, ALSTOM sells its heavy duty gas turbine business to General Electric of the US
'''2000''' ALSTOM acquires ABB’s share in ABB ALSTOM POWER.
ALSTOM acquires a 51% stake in FIAT FERROVIARIA, the Italian rail manufacturer and world leader in tilting technology.
'''2003''' ALSTOM supplies the highest capacity automated metro in the world to Singapore
'''2004''' January: ALSTOM sells its T&D activities to Areva.
*The French State takes up a 21% stake in ALSTOM’s capital to support the recovery of the company.
*ALSTOM delivers the Queen Mary 2, the world’s largest cruise liner, to Cunard.
'''2005''' ALSTOM sells its Power Conversion activity to [[Barclays Private Equity]]
'''2005/2006''' GT 24/26 turbines achieve 1.5 million operating hours and major sales to countries such as Italy, Germany, Spain and Thailand demonstrating the Group’s return to the gas turbine market with a technologically advanced product.
'''2006''' ALSTOM sells its Marine Division to the Norwegian group Aker Yards. ALSTOM commits itself to keeping 25% of the shares until 2010.
On 27 April, ALSTOM signs a cooperation framework agreement with Bouygues, the French conglomerate, for the purchase of the 21% stake in ALSTOM that the French government held. Later in the year, Bouygues increase it's shareholding to 24%.
ALSTOM launches major clean coal technology initiative with the EU.
'''2007''' Following a new Graphic Chart, the Group name is now written "Alstom", with the exception of the legal entities which are written with ALSTOM in capitals, e.g. ALSTOM S.A.
'''2007''' (April) TGV Est set the world speed record of 574.8 kph
==Power generation==
Alstom power activities include the design, manufacturing, services and supply of products and systems for the power generation sector and industrial markets. The group covers all energy sources - gas, coal, nuclear, hydro, wind. Alstom supplies and maintains all components of a power plant and provides complete turnkey solutions. During the financial year 2007/08, Alstom Power sales amounted to 11.4 billion euros.
===Products===
- Boilers
- Steam turbines, gas turbines
- Turbogenerators and generators
- Air quality control systems
- Monitoring and control systems for power plants
===Turnkey solutions===
- Gas-fired power plants
- Coal-fired (steam) power plants
- Conventional islands for nuclear power plants
- Hydroelectric power plants
- Wind farms
===Services===
- Product retrofitting
- Maintenance and services
- Refurbishment of existing plants
===References===
The company supplied major equipment for 25% of the worldwide existing power plants. Recently, the group won a contract for the turnkey construction of two coal-fired power plants in South Africa.
In France, Alstom is currently providing the "conventional island" (turbogenerator unit) of Flamanville 3, the third generation of nuclear power plants.
The group participated in the largest hydropower projects in the world like the Three Gorges Dam in China and Itaipu in Brazil.
In May 2008, the company signed a frame agreement with Iberdrola to supply around 300MW of wind turbines.
In the emirate of Fujairah (United Arab Emirates), an Alstom-led consortium won a contract to build a 2,000 MW gas-fired power and desalination plant including a long term maintenance contract.
==Transport==
Alstom Transport develops and markets a complete range of systems, equipment and service in the railway industry. With a market share of 18% and sales of 5.3 billion euros, the company is number 1 in very high-speed trains, number 2 in tramways and metros, and is among the leaders for electrical and diesel trains, information systems, traction systems, power supply systems and track work. Alstom Transport is present in 60 countries with 26,000 employees.
===Products===
*Rail vehicles
The product range includes High and Very High Speed Trains, Trams, Metros, Commuter Trains, Intercity Trains, Tilting trains, Locomotives.
*Rail infrastructure
Alstom designs, produces and installs infrastructure for the rail network to upgrade safety and performance of existing networks, or as part of new turnkey solutions. This includes Information solutions, Electrification, Communication systems, Track laying, Station utilities, Workshops & depots.
*Turnkey systems
The company provides light rail systems including tramways with or without electric overhead lines, metro systems and air-rail links (traditional and automatic).
*Services
Renovations with technological upgrades and short- or long-term maintenance of any type or brand of mass transit rail vehicle, and spare parts service are also offered.
===Major references===
*Holder of the world rail speed record established on 3 April 2007 (574,8 km/h).
*Manufacturer of the AGV (Automotrice Grande Vitesse) revealed in February 2008. This is Alstom’s new generation very high speed train, capable of travelling at commercial speeds of 360 km/h.
*Manufacturer of the TGV High Speed Train with over 650 trainsets sold over 25 years. More than 70% of Very High Speed Trains sold worldwide are Alstom-made..
*One out of 4 metro and 1 out of 3 trams worldwide are produced by Alstom
*Citadis trams have carried more than 1 billion passengers. 110o trams have been ordered by 26 towns such as Dubai, Algiers, Barcelona, Paris.
*Provider of the largest driverless metro system under construction in Singapore
==Products==
Alstom's products include:
===Passenger rail vehicles===
*[[Automotrice à grande vitesse|AGV]] [[High-speed rail|high-speed trains]]
*[[Amtrak California]] passenger cars
*[[British Rail Class 175|Coradia]] and [[British Rail Class 180|Adelante]] trains
*[[British Rail Class 334|Juniper]] trains
*[[British Rail Mark 4]] coaches
*[[San Francisco]] [[Bay Area Rapid Transit]] (BART) District C (C1) cars (Built in 1980s)
*[[Citadis]] [[tram]]s
*[[Chicago]] [[Chicago Transit Authority]] trains
* Federal Rail Express electric locomotives.
*[[Alstom Metropolis|Metropolis]] Urban trains
*[[Indian Railways]] LHB passenger coaches
*[[Sri Lanka Government Railway]] 10 M9 locomotives
*[[Israel Railways]] JT42BW and JT42CW locomotives
*[[Korail]] [[Korail Electric Locomotive 8000|EL 8000]] locomotive
*[[Korail]] [[KTX]] (TGV Corèe) High-speed passenger cars
*[[London Underground]] [[London Underground 1995 Stock|1995]] and [[London Underground 1996 Stock|1996]] stock
*[[New Jersey Transit rail operations|New Jersey Transit Rail]] [[Comet (passenger car)|Comet V]] passenger cars and [[PL42AC]] locomotives
*[[New York City Transit]] [[R68 (New York City Subway car)|R68]] and [[R160A (New York City Subway car)|R160A]] cars
*[[Pendolino]] trains
*[[Prima (locomotive)|Prima]] diesel and electric [[locomotive]]s
*[[SNCF]] electric locomotives.
*[[TGV]] [[High-speed rail|high-speed trains]]
*Various [[metro]] trains
*[[X'Trapolis]] Suburban trains
*[[X60 Train]] Suburban trains
*4th generation [[S-train]]s Suburban trains
*[[NS Class 1600|NS Class 1600/1800]]
*[[NS Class 1700]]
*[[Metrorail (Washington, D.C.)]] 6000 series cars for [[WMATA]]
===Railway signalling equipment===
*[[Centralized traffic control|Control Centers]]
*[[Interlocking|Interlocking Equipment]]
*[[Railway signal|Signals]]
*[[Railroad switch|Switch/Point Machines]]
*[[Track circuit|Track Circuits]]
==Rail clients==
* [[Angel Trains]]
* [[Amtrak]]
* [[Amtrak California]]
* [[České dráhy]]
* [[China Ministry of Railways]]
* [[Connex Melbourne]]
* [[Caminhos de ferro portugueses|CP]]
* [[Companhia Paulista de Trens Metropolitanos|CPTM]]
* [[Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya|FGC]]
* [[HSBC Rail]]
* [[Incofer Costa Rica]]
* [[Indian Railways]]
* [[KCRC]]
* [[London Underground]]
* [[Luas]]
* [[Metro de Barcelona]]
* [[Metrovias|Metrovías S.A.]]
* [[Warsaw Metro|Metro Warszawskie (Warsaw)]]
* [[Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority|MARTA]] (Alstom is rehabbing the Franco-Belge CQ310 and Hitachi CQ311 cars)
* [[Metropolitan Transportation Authority (New York)|MTA New York]]
* [[MTR]]
* [[New Jersey Transit]]
* [[Nederlandse Spoorwegen|NS]]
* [[Porterbrook]]
* [[RATP]]
* [[SBS Transit]]
* [[Sao Paulo Metro]]
* [[SEPTA]]
* [[National Railway Company of Belgium|SNCB/NMBS]]
* [[SNCF]]
* [[SMRT Corporation]]
* [[Sri Lanka Government Railway]]
* [[Statens Järnvägar|SJ]]
* [[Storstockholms Lokaltrafik]]
* [[Swift Rail Ltd]]
* [[Montreal Metro|STM]]
* [[Taipei Metro]]
* [[VIA Rail]]
* [[WMATA]] (Alstom has built the 6000-series cars and is rehabbing the Breda 2000 and 3000 series cars)
* [[Santo Domingo Metro]]
=Innovation=
Alstom continuously designs and produces new processes, products and services. Alstom increased R&D investment by 21% in financial year 2007/08.
===Alstom’s innovation examples:===
*46 engineering and research centres across the world
*100 partnerships with universities/research centres in R&D
*1750 MW is the output of the world's largest turbine ever built for the conventional island of the new generation EPR (European Pressurised Reactor) power plant at Flamanville (France)
*574.8 kph was the world speed rail record achieved in April 2007
*250,000 tons of CO2 saved through the installation of a new dry-tower based cooling system at the Matra power plant (Hungary)
*Six carbon capture pilot plants in Europe and USA.
==See also==
* [[List of French companies]]
* [[List of locomotive builders]]
* [[General Railway Signal]]
* [[:Category:Alstom locomotives]]
==Competitor==
* [[Adtranz]]
* [[Ansaldobreda]]
* [[Construcciones_y_Auxiliar_de_Ferrocarriles|CAF]]
==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.alstom.com/ Company website]
* [http://www.power.alstom.com/home/ Alstom Power Sector]
* [http://www.service.power.alstom.com/ Alstom Power Service Sector]
* [http://www.transport.alstom.com/ Alstom Transport Sector]
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