Over 75 years of innovation for mobility
Heir to a long family history and four generations of manufacturers, OPmobility 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 OPmobility 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.
Keys dates of industrial and human adventure
1975
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April 15, 1946
Pierre Burelle creates Plastic Omnium
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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
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1952
Settling in Levallois-Perret, still today the administrative headquarters
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1963
Construction of the first plant in Langres (France)
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1965
UMDP and Plastic Omnium merge, birth of the Environment Division
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1966
Raymond Loewy, the father of industrial design, creates Plastic Omnium's iconic logo
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1975
Plastic Omnium reaches 1,000 employees and €14M revenue
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1980
Launching of the plastic bumper activity
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1986
Acquisition of Landry Plastiques and launching of the fuel system activity
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1995
International development accelerates, 50% of sales are generated outside France
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2000
Creation of Inergy Automotive systems with Solvay, Belgium. 11.5 million fuel systems produced, presence in 17 countries on 4 continents
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2003
Opening of Σ-Sigmatech, the International R&D Center (500 engineers), dedicated to exterior body parts
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2007
Plastic Omnium operates in China
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2010
100% control of Inergy Automotive Systems, World leader of fuel systems
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2013
Opening of α-Alphatech, the International R&D Center (600 engineers, 20 different nationalities, €65M investment), dedicated to fuel systems
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2016
Purchase of Faurecia's Exterior Systems business, the biggest acquisition in Plastic Omnium’s history
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2017
Plastic Omnium celebrates its 70th anniversary at the Grand Palais in Paris
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2018
Divest of the Environment business. Majority control of HBPO, 2 strategics partnerships with Brose and Hella. The Group is stepping up its innovation strategy for a cleaner and connected car
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2019
- A new ambition for the Group's CSR strategy
- Opening of 2 new R&D centers, Ω-Omegatech (China) and Δ-Deltatech (Belgium), dedicated to new energies
- 1st international certification for a 700-bar hydrogen storage tank
- 1st contract for the development of 350-bar hydrogen tanks
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2020
Compagnie Plastic Omnium modifies its governance:
Laurent Burelle becomes Chairman, Laurent Favre joins the group as Chief Executive Officer and Félicie Burelle is appointed Managing Director
Laurent Burelle becomes Chairman, Laurent Favre joins the group as Chief Executive Officer and Félicie Burelle is appointed Managing Director
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2022
- Plastic Omnium continues to expand through the acquisition of Varroc Lighting Systems (VLS), leading to the creation of a Lighting Division dedicated to a new lighting business for the Company.
- Plastic Omnium finalizes acquisition of 100% of HBPO, becoming HBPO Plastic Omnium Modules.
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2023
- Plastic Omnium wins two “Innovation Awards” in the category “Vehicle Tech & Advanced Mobility”.
- Creation of OP'n Soft, a new activity dedicated to software development for its products and services.
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2024
- By becoming OPmobility, Plastic Omnium turns a new page in its history and confirms the acceleration of its strategic transformation as a leading player in sustainable and connected mobility.