Founded in 1928, Alstom is a Fortune 500 company dedicated to the production of various industrial and electrical equipment, as well as the supply and distribution of electricity, and is a major supplier of components, systems and services for the global infrastructure and industrial markets
1928 ALSTHOM Ltd. Founded in France. The company is committed to the production of various industrial and electrical equipment, as well as the supply, transmission and distribution of electricity. Alstom Corporation, formerly known as GE Alstom, is one of the leading suppliers of components, systems and services to the global infrastructure and industrial markets. The company operates through six major businesses: energy, power transmission and distribution, transportation, industrial equipment, marine equipment and engineering contracting. Alstom is a global leader in power generation and rail infrastructure, and its innovative and environmentally friendly technology has become a benchmark for the industry. Alstom has built the world's fastest trains and the most powerful fully automated metro trains. Alstom also provides turnkey integrated power plant solutions and related services for power plants that utilize all types of energy sources, such as hydro, gas, coal and nuclear power. The Alstom Group employs nearly 60,000 people in more than 70 countries around the world. Sales in the 2006/07 financial year amounted to 19 billion euros.
More than a quarter of the world's electricity is powered by equipment powered by Alstom technology.
Alstom is a global leader in the areas of integrated power plant and energy production services, as well as air quality control. Alstom has a comprehensive range of technologies for all major energy sources (coal, natural gas, nuclear, fuel oil, hydro and wind power) and is a global leader in environmental technologies (CO2 reduction, NOx reduction, etc.). Alstom will use the next generation of European Hydraulic Reactors (EPRs) in France to provide conventional island technology for future nuclear power plants. The Group is actively promoting CO2 capture technology and expects to achieve commercial scale in 2011.
With more than 50 years of experience in China and nearly 9,000 employees in China, Alstom is committed to becoming a truly Chinese company. With the gradual implementation of various cooperation in the field of power and rail transportation, our relationship with Chinese partners has also deepened, and at the same time, Alstom's competitiveness in the global market has been strengthened. In recent years, Alstom's business has also developed rapidly by participating in major projects in the field of power and rail transit in China. Major projects we have participated in include the world-renowned Three Gorges Project; Daya Bay and Lingao Nuclear Power Stations; Beijing, Shanghai and Nanjing metro vehicles or signalling systems; as well as freight electric locomotives and a dedicated passenger line for Shitai.
