EN FR Investors Journalists Suppliers Candidates GROUP OIL & GAS POWER INDUSTRY COUNTRIES VALLOUREC.SMART GROUP About us Innovation CSR Brand Investors Careers Media Home > Countries > France COUNTRIES +/- France +/- Germany +/- Brazil +/- USA +/- Mexico +/- Canada +/- China +/- Middle East +/- Asia Pacific France Vallourec developed in the late nineteenth century from two traditionally industrial French regions: the North, around Valenciennes and Maubeuge; and Burgundy, around Montbard, both of which are still the Group's main operating areas. Its Head Office is in Boulogne-Billancourt. Modern production units Vallourec operates two tubes finishing mills in Saint-Saulve and Déville-Lès-Rouen, one forging tubes mill in and one heat treatment/threading plant in Aulnoye-Aymeries. These modern, top of the range plants focus primarily on small production runs with high added value, serving all areas of Group operations. The Group also has production units that are operated by specialized subsidiaries: Serimax (subsea pipeline welding), Vallourec Umbilicals (tubes for umbilicals) and Vallourec Drilling Products France (tubular products for drilling) in the oil and gas sector. Valinox Nucléaire (tubes for steam generators in nuclear power plants) in the electric power sector. Vallourec Bearing Tubes (seamless tubes and bushings for manufacturing bearings) in the mechanical engineering and automotive industries. A top of the range research and development center Vallourec Research Center France in Aulnoye-Aymeries is the Group's center of technological excellence. It works on developing new alloys and new grades of steel to improve the strength and weight of pipes used by the oil industry or in mechanical applications. Based at the same site, the VAM® Connection Technology Center is a VAM® connection test center which can perform full scale testing to verify the liquid/gas tightness of VAM® pipes and connections in the most extreme conditions. Main French customers Vallourec is proud to support its French customers, including Total, Technip, Alstom and Areva, in all their markets worldwide. Key dates in Vallourec's history in France 1890-99 Creation of the five founding companies in Valenciennes, Louvroil, Montbard, Recquignies and Aulnoye 1899 Société Métallurgique de Montbard is listed on the stock exchange 1957 Following various amalgamations in France, the listed company is now called Vallourec 1957-85 Consolidation phase: various acquisitions and mergers 1975-78 Saint-Saulve steel mill and pipe mill commissioned 1985-97 Focus on seamless pipes and tubes: sale of stake in GTM-Entrepose and welded tube operations in France 2006 Acquisition of SMFI, a French company specializing in oil and gas drilling 2007 Divestment of precision tube and automotive component operations in France 2008 Inauguration of the new continuous casting facility at the Saint- Saulve steel mill 2009 Acquisition of Serimax, a French company specializing in integrated welding for subsea pipelines 2011 Expansion of the Valinox Nucléaire plant in Montbard 2011 Creation of Vallourec Umbilicals in Venarey-Les-Laumes 2016 Specialization of the European footprint by concentrating mainly the tube production in Germany and the finishing in France Sites plus/moins EUROPE ∨ KEY FIGURES Finishing & Heat treatment mills 3 R&D center 1 Workforce +3,500 SITE MAP LEGAL INFORMATION CONTACT COOKIES TERMS & CONDITIONS OF SALE ®VALLOUREC 2016