April 15, 1946

Pierre Burelle creates
Plastic Omnium

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

Settling in Levallois-Perret,
still today the administrative headquarters

Construction of the first plant
in Langres (France)

UMDP and Plastic Omnium merge,
birth of the Environment Division

Raymond Loewy, the father
of industrial design, creates
Plastic Omnium's iconic logo

Launching of
the plastic bumper
activity

Acquisition of Landry and
launching of
the fuel system activity

International development
accelerates, 50% of sales are
generated outside France

Creation of Inergy Automotive systems with Solvay, Belgium

Opening of Σ-Sigmatech, the International R&D Center, dedicated to exterior body parts

Plastic Omnium
operates in China

100% control of
Inergy Automotive Systems,
World leader of fuel systems

Opening of α-Alphatech,
the International R&D Center
dedicated to fuel systems

Purchase of Faurecia's Exterior Systems business, the biggest acquisition in Plastic Omnium’s history

Plastic Omnium celebrates
its 70th anniversary
at the Grand Palais in Paris

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

• Opening of 2 new R&D centers, Ꙍ-Omegatech (China) and Δ-Deltatech (Belgium), dedicated to new energies

• 1^st international certification for a 700-bar hydrogen storage tank

• 1^st contract for the development of 350-bar hydrogen tanks

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