PR Newswire/Les Echos/
Disposal of the
rail and motorcycle braking
business
Paris, April 1, 2008 1/2
Carbone Lorraine has finalised the disposal of its rail and motorcycle braking
business to the Faiveley group, which will continue to run it at the
Gennevilliers plant (Paris suburbs - France), Carbone Lorraine's advanced
technology facility.
The business generates sales of €17 million and has 80 employees. The agreement
leads to an amount of sale of 26 million of euros.
The carbon-carbon composite aerospace braking business will remain part of
Carbone Lorraine. New fast-growing applications of this technology are
developing in the Group's Advanced Materials and Technologies division.
This disposal will sharpen Carbone Lorraine's focus on its core business. It
will also boost its financial resources and facilitate execution of its
profitable growth strategy predicated on upbeat markets and selective
acquisitions.
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About Carbone Lorraine
Carbone Lorraine is a world leader in graphite solutions and electrical
components. The Group specialises in the use of high-tech materials in highly
demanding industrial environments and in the development of systems essential
to a safe electrical motors' operation and to the protection of electrical
equipment. With more than 85% of its sales achieved outside France, the Group
holds leadership positions in all of its core businesses.
Advanced Materials and Technologies - World number one in graphite
anticorrosion equipment
- World number two in high-
temperature applications of isostatic graphite
Electrical Applications - World number one in brushes for
electric motors
Electrical Protection - World number one in fuses for
power semiconductors
- World number two in industrial
fuses
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The Group is listed on the Premier Marché of the Paris Stock Exchange
and is a constituent of the CAC Mid100, SBF120 and Next 150 indices.
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