Turnover: 489 million EUR (2021)

Country: France

The Ermewa Group encompasses railcar and tank container rental, as well as railcar construction and maintenance.

In 1981, Ermewa purchased a fleet of 1,000 wagons in France.

In 1989, Ermewa acquires the Sati group, which owns almost 10,000 wagons.

In 1991, Ermewa buys out Arbel and Deutsche Reichsbahn(RDA), with 1,000 and 2,500 wagons respectively.

In 2010, the SNCF Group acquires the entire Ermewa Group

In 2021, SNCF sells the company to the Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ) and the German asset management company DWS

The company has a fleet of over 45,000 wagons

The company changes its name to Steem Group

1.200 employees

Fleet of over 100,000 items of equipment: 42,000 railcars and 60,000 tank containers.

Present in 80 countries

News

Ermewa Group, renamed Streem, aims to double its sales 13/04/2023

  • Ermewa was sold by SNCF in 2021.
  • It was bought by the Caisse de dépôt et de placement du Québec (CDPQ) and DWS, Deutsche Bank's asset management company.
  • The company, now called Streem, employs over 1,300 people and has more than 40 sites.
  • It owns more than 45,000 wagons across Europe, making it the second-largest leasing company on the continent.
  • Its subsidiaries Eurotainer and Raffles Lease together hold over 80,000 ISO tank containers worldwide.
  • Streem aims to double its sales by 2030.
  • The European Commission's objective is to double the share of rail freight in Europe from 18% to 30% within the next decade.
  • A year after its sale, Ermewa/Streem has increased its investments to 500 million euros a year by 2022, compared with 150 to 200 million euros a year previously.
  • The sector is currently dominated by Germany's VTG.

Studies mentioning this company

The rail transport market - France

Other companies mentioned:

  • Société nationale des chemins de fer français (SNCF)
  • Alstom
  • Bombardier
  • Siemens
  • Wabtec
  • Lineas France
  • Captrain
  • Millet Wagons
  • Transdev
  • Rail Logistique Europe
  • Thales
  • Trenitalia
  • Le Train Voyage
  • Lahaye global logistics
  • TSO (NGE Groupe)
  • RENFE
  • Railcoop
  • Getlink
  • Europorte (Getlink)
  • Eurostar
  • DB Cargo France
  • Colas Rail (Bouyghes)
  • Railpool
  • Ermewa Steem Group
  • VTG
  • Combronde Groupe
  • Touax
  • Eurotunnel Groupe