Siemens in France
1860s
Eduard Rau, Siemens representative in Belgium, pursues business opportunities in France.
1878
A Siemens subsidiary is opened in Paris under the name of Siemens Frères.
1881
Siemens enjoys success at the Paris World Exhibition after constructing an electric railway from the Place de la Concorde to the exhibition site.
1890s
Establishment of subsidiaries and technical offices in Mülhausen (1890), Metz (1895/99) and Strasbourg (1899).
1912
Siemens Brothers, London, and Schneider & Cie., Le Creuzot, found a joint finance company.
1927
S&H und SSW combine their French operations to form Siemens France S.A.
1947
Liquidation of Siemens France; the company splits into a number of small firms.
1956
Samering is transformed into Siemens Société Anonyme Française (Siemens SAF), Paris
1971
The first French Siemens plant, which belongs to Siemens SAF, is established in Hagenau/Alsace.
1973
Siemens, Compagnie Internationale pour l’Informatique (CII) and Philips found Unidata, a data processing company.
1988
Siemens Data is integrated into the French Regional Company; takeover of Bendix Electronics, Toulouse.
1989
Siemens und Framatome found a joint venture in the field of pressurized water reactors, which operates under the name of Nuclear Power International (NPI).
1997
Siemens Holding SA, founded in 1992, becomes Siemens France SA.
2003
Siemens takes over the industrial turbine business of the French company Alstom SA.
2006
Siemens and Lohr Industries reach an agreement to develop a driverless transport system on wheels
2007
Poweo awards Siemens an order for the engineering, procurement and construction of a 400-MW gas-fired power plant, as well as its operation and maintenance
