French Alstom made a statement about work in Russia
09.03.2022
The French engineering company Alstom announced that it has decided to suspend all deliveries in Russia. Alstom owns as an equity investment a 20% stake in Transmashholding (TMH), a Russian supplier of locomotives and railway equipment primarily serving the local market. Alstom also confirms the suspension of all future business investments in Russia.
Alstom — large French engineering company, one of the world leaders (along with Bombardier) in the production of power equipment (in 2015 this segment was sold by the company) and railway transport. The headquarters is located in Levallois-Perret (France). In 2015, the entire energy business of the company around the world, including France (3/4 of its assets), was sold the American company General Electric. In September 2017, it became the core of the new Siemens-Alstom concern, which included Siemens AG and Siemens Mobility. The Siemens concern received a little more than 50% of the shares. The merger deal was canceled in 2018. Alstom is 31% owned by French construction giant Bouygues, 60% — institutional investors, 7.5% — private shareholders, 1.5% — employees. Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors — Henri Poupart Lafarge.
On March 31, 2009, an agreement was signed between Alstom Transport and ZAO Transmashholding. about strategic partnership. In 2009-2010, Alstom acquired a blocking stake in the capital of the parent company ZAO Transmashholding. As a result, the two companies created on parity terms the JV "Technologies of Rail Transport"; (TRT). The joint venture plans to create three branches: on the basis of the Novocherkassk Electric Locomotive Plant (for the development of locomotives), on the basis of Mytishchi Metrovagonmash; (for the development of metro trains, trams and electric trains) and on the basis of the Tver Carriage Works (development of passenger cars).
The main joint project of the French company and TMH in Russia is the development and production of the EP20 mainline passenger two-system electric locomotive. With JSC "Russian Railways" in the summer of 2010, a contract was signed for the supply of 200 such locomotives. It was expected that the first electric locomotive would be produced before the end of 2010. Officially, the first EP20 was built in 2011, although at the end of 2010 it was almost ready. As of 2022, the production of EP20 continues, on the basis of EP20 units and assemblies, a 2ES5 AC freight electric locomotive is being mass-produced.
Alstom is a supplier of rolling stock — high-speed trains Pendolino Sm6 for the St. Petersburg line — Helsinki.< br /> In 2007, Alstom and OJSC Atomenergomash (engineering division of the Russian state corporation "Rosatom"), a joint venture "Alstom-Atomenergomash" was created. An agreement was signed on the production of NPP machine rooms equipped with equipment based on the low-speed Arabelle technology. ("ARABELLE"). Also, the main activities of the joint venture include: production of low-speed turbines and generators with a capacity of 1200 & mdash; 1800 MW, superheating systems and turbine condensers; engineering support and equipment of turbine departments, their maintenance and modernization. In December 2012, by decision of the Board of Directors of JV Alstom-Atomenergomash decided to place a site for the production of equipment for machine rooms in the Volgodonsk branch of AEM-Technology; (PA "Atommash") in the city of Volgodonsk, Rostov region. The production of low-speed turbine components has been prepared as part of the execution of an order for the Baltic NPP. At Atommash there is an opportunity for the manufacture of power engineering equipment, as well as its shipment by all types of transport, including water from its own berth. Wikipedia
The production of low-speed turbine components has been prepared as part of the execution of an order for the Baltic NPP. At Atommash there is an opportunity for the manufacture of power engineering equipment, as well as its shipment by all types of transport, including water from its own berth. Wikipedia
The production of low-speed turbine components has been prepared as part of the execution of an order for the Baltic NPP. At Atommash there is an opportunity for the manufacture of power engineering equipment, as well as its shipment by all types of transport, including water from its own berth. Wikipedia
