Metallurgy
Rhône-Alpes is France's number one region for the smelting of light metals, metalwork, the manufacture of metal objects and mechanical equipment. The mechanical engineering industry alone is represented by 1800 companies, which employ almost102,000 people and generate a turnover of €13.3 billion.
Savoie: a key area in this leading region
With 220 companies providing more than 6,000 jobs, metallurgy is the biggest single industry in Savoie.
Savoie's assets include:
- The industrial strength of the Rhône-Alpes region, France's 2nd most important industrial region
- The region's scientific and university infrastructure
- In-depth expertise: silicon metal was first produced in Savoie (at Saint-Michel de Maurienne) in the 1950's by Calypso, one of Europe's leading producers of aluminum at the time
Savoie boasts a wide range of expertise in fields such as smelting, special metals, industrial valves, tools, and capital goods.
Companies in Savoie include:
INVENSIL , UGITECH (groupe Schmolz+Bickenbach), Péchiney Aluminium (Group CGA), Rubanox, Inpact, Novasic, Danfoss Socla, Delachaux Injection, RFF, Strahman MG Valves, Poudres Hermillon, Tivoly, Opinel, Leborgne, Bollhoff Otalu, Cezus (groupe Areva), Camiva, Aixam, SKF Transrol, Acument, Timet, Ucar, DMT, SAT, THIMON, MSSA, AKROS, Métaltemple and Somos International.
