INDUSTRY FOR PEOPLE EN PRESS GROUP ACTIVITIES SOCIAL INNOVATION TALENTS NEWS CONTACT US YOU ARE HERE :Home|Group|Our history ARMOR worldwide Key figures Our history Values & Commitments Supplier Relationship OUR HISTORY 90 years of innovation in printing and coating technologies Origins: carbon paper 1922 Creation of the company GALLAND & BROCHARD in Nantes 1925 Creation of the ARMOR brand 1964 First company to produce carbon films in France Birth of Thermal Transfer for industrial printing 1983 First company in Europe to possess Thermal Transfer technology 1990 Opening of a new plant in La Chevrolière, near Nantes First Laser and Inkjet cartridges, the Group expands internationally 1992 Investment in the remanufactured Laser cartridge market by ARMOR Industries in Morocco 1993 Development and launch of the first ARMOR Inkjet cartridges 1996 ARTECH joins the ARMOR Group 1999 Creation of ARMOR USA and ARMOR ASIA 2004 Creation of ARMOR CHINA 2006 Opening of the Thermal Transfer Industrial Expertise Centre in La Chevrolière. ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001 certification 2007 Creation of ARMOR BRASIL 2008 Signature of the Global Compact and Responsible Care charter Launch of the sustainable development programmes "Decaplan" and "Alternative Print" 2009 Launch of the Solfree process, the 1st 100% solvent-free production process 2010 Acquisition of the companies WECARE4 (inkjet cartridge remanufacturing) and RECOLL (used cartridge collection). Diversification into photovoltaic film and energy accessible to all 2010 Launch of the OSCAR R&D programme for the production of thin, flexible and organic photovoltaic films 2011 Launch of ARMOR University 2012 The Group's head offices return to their renovated historical location in the Chantenay district of Nantes 2013 Takeover of REVIALIS, a specialist in the collection, sorting and recycling of laser cartridges New governance structure and first sales of current collectors for batteries 2014 Control of the ARMOR Group taken over by Hubert de BOISREDON and the management team Creation of ARMOR INDIA Creation of ARMOR AFRICA Creation of ARMOR MEXICO 2015 New business sector for the ARMOR Group: Current collectors for batteries and supercapacitors New logistics site and creation of three new activities 2016 Opening of a logistics site in Toronto (CANADA) Launching of 3D OWA Creation of new industrial inks business(A2i) Launching of haptic actuators production Market launch of the ASCA® solar solutions 2018 Founding of ARMOR COLOMBIA Launch of the Kimya additive manufacturing brand ARMOR acquires the business and intellectual property of Iconex Thermal Transfer Entry on to the board of Global Compact France 2019 Receipt of the Vitrine Industrie du Futur label for exemplary developments in its ongoing automation program and the digital transformation of its industrial plant 2020 The German company Opvius is integrated within ARMOR Solar Power Films Winner of the Climate trophy at the prestigious Deutscher Nachhaltigkeitspreis sustainability awards 2021 ARMOR acquires the company IIMAK. The Armor Thermal Transfer business of the ARMOR Group becomes ARMOR-IIMAK. « Integrating social innovation within the very heart of our business model is what drives us forward » Hubert de BOISREDON, Chairman & CEO of the ARMOR Group DOWNLOAD OUR CSR REPORT HEAD OFFICE ARMOR - Head Office 20 rue Chevreul 44100 Nantes - FRANCE Tél. : +33 (0)2 40 38 40 00 Fax : +33 (0)2 40 38 40 01 LE GROUPE ARMOR SUR LES RÉSEAUX SOCIAUX Linkedin is disabled. Allow Personal Data Legal notices Other group websites Designed with love by Intuiti This site uses cookies and gives you control over what you want to activate OK, accept all Personalize