Home / The group / Our history OUR HISTORY Heir to a long family history and four generations of manufacturers, Plastic Omnium is the total embodiment of entrepreneurial passion. Our history is a continuing blend of entrepreneurism and financial rigor, of manufacturing and human challenges, with a single objective: to keep moving forward, innovating and driving revolution in the automobile industry since 1946. A passion for enterprise The story of Plastic Omnium is an industrial and human adventure, full of the spirit of entrepreneurism and innovation. Today, that story enables us to take on the latest technological challenges of the automobile sector with enthusiasm and ambition. Find out about the innovations and major events that form our identity. 70 years of innovation April 15, 1946 Pierre Burelle creates Plastic Omnium 1947 Pierre Burelle envisions all of the components that, through the use of plastics, could improve the car and its weight. He counts 47 of them SITE MAP CONTACT LEGAL NOTICES PRIVACY STATEMENT & COOKIES PRIVACY STATEMENT & RECRUITMENT GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS CREDITS ACCESSIBILITY Follow all Plastic Omnium News Sign up Plastic Omnium 1, allée Pierre Burelle 92593 Levallois Cedex France Phone: +33 (0)1 40 87 64 00 Our site and our partners use cookies to personalize the site, to analyze its performance and to provide you with social media sharing functions. In the case of cookies subject to your consent, you can accept all of them, refuse all of them, or choose to configure them by clicking on “Find out more and personalize”. For more information, consult our confidentiality policy. To revise your choices, click on the “manage cookies” button at the bottom of the page. Cookie Policy Accept all Refuse all Learn more and customize