Le Bélier S.A.

Company Profile

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1095 route de la Fonderie, 33240 Vérac, France

Business Overview

-The Company is a France-based supplier specializing in sand casting, gravity casting, low pressure die casting, counter pressure casting, high pressure die casting of aluminum products for the automotive market.

Shareholders

-The Wencan Group Co., Ltd. (formerly Guangdong Wencan Die Casting) completed the acquisition of a 61.34% stake in the Company in July 2020, followed by the purchase of additional shares in November 2020. Since then, the Wencan Group has become the 100% owner of the Company.

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Products

Transmission
-Axle drives
-Transmission housings
-Hybrid transmission housings

Body/Chassis
-Rear and front knuckles
-Frames
-Subframes
-Side members
-Front shock absorber

Powertrain
-Cylinder head covers
-Crankcases
-Oil pans
-Cam bearing covers

Braking
-Rear calipers
-Front calipers
-Master cylinders
-Monobloc calipers

Air intake
-Turbo compressors
-Compressors
-Intake manifolds

EV
-Electric motor housings
-Electric drive modules
-Battery housings

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History

1961	Jacques Galland and Jack Pineaud found an aluminium and copper alloy shell mould casting plant in Verac to manufacture parts for the railway and electrical industries.
1961	Establishment of a sand-mould casting plant
1979	Construction of a new copper-aluminium casting facility
1981	Development of aluminium safety parts for the motor industry
1985	A quality division is set up
1988/91	The Company is named Best Supplier of 1990 by General Motors, and is certified ISO 9002 by BVQI and AFAQ.
1992/93	Creation of a squeeze-casting workshop for research and development into new processes.
1994	Majority stake-holder in the Hungarian foundry LBH, employing 400 people in Ajka, specializing in high-pressure die-casting
1996	Development of machining sector. The Verac site is certified ISO 9001. Acquired remainder of LBH, and on-site completion of a new gravity die-casting workshop to mass produce cored parts. The Ajka site is certified ISO 9002 and Valeo 1000.
1997	ISO 9001/ QS 9000 certification for Verac site. Creation of a mechanical product development department in Bulgaria: Le Belier Bulgarie
1998	Creation of two new foreign subsidiaries -the Italian subsidiary, BMP Manfredonia, -the Chinese subsidiary, LBD.
1999	The Company is listed on the French Second Market.
2000	Creation of a new machining site at Szolnok in Hungary. This is a joint venture with the Italian group Vigel. A new aluminium casting plant is created in Queretaro, Mexico.
2001	ISO/TS16949 certification for F A B (France) and LBI (Italy) ISO 9002 AQS certification for LBD in China
2002	The percentage of participation in BVM goes from 60% to 78% Re-organization of the foundry site in Hungary in Technical Units.
2003	Creation of a new company in Kikinda in Serbia (LBK), which is a joint venture with the Serbian state. The Belier Group has a 96.43% stake in the joint venture. Production was launched in December 2003. Take over of both FBMP and LBO.
2004	Purchase of a minority stake in BVM (Machining Hungary). Purchase of a minority stake in LBK (Serbia). Liquidation of FBMP (Italian holding company).
2006	Transfer of turbo production of Hungary to the plant in Serbia Launch of semi-automated foundry production in China. Production launch at two new machining plants in Mexico and Hungary.
2007	Transfer of Europe machining operations to Hungarian plant. Reorganization of the Italian subsidiary.
2014	Acquired HDPCI Group, an automotive aluminum brakes manufacturer based in Hong Kong.
2020	Sold majority of Company shares to Guangdong Wencan Die Casting Co., Ltd.
Jun. 2022	The Company officially opened new plant in San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, Mexico. The Company invested total USD 102.2 million in this new plant.