Turnover: 4.7 billion EUR (2023)
Country: France
Orano (formerly Areva) is a French multinational specializing in nuclear power and renewable energies, with headquarters in Paris La Défense.
Orano is majority-owned by the French government, through the Commissariat aux énergies alternatives et aux énergies atomiques (54.37%) and the Banque publique d'investissement.
Orano's activities are divided into 5 Business Groups:
- Mining: includes activities related to exploration, extraction, processing and reclamation of uranium sites;
- Front End: includes the design and production of nuclear fuel;
- Reactors and Services
- Back End: manages all operations downstream of the nuclear cycle
renewable Energies: develops and manages a portfolio of activities around 4 renewable energies: wind, bioenergy, solar, hydrogen and energy storage.
News
Batteries: Dunkirk also attracts China's XTC 11/05/2023
- XTC New Energy Materials, a Chinese company specializing in the production of materials for electric batteries, plans to set up operations in Dunkirk
- Project for recycling used batteries by XTC New Energy Materials Negotiations with France's Orano for the creation of a recycling joint venture
- Potential creation of 2,000 local jobs and investments of over €1 billion by 2031
- China's Envision invests in giant battery plant in Douai
- ACC plant (joint venture between Stellantis, Total and BMW) aiming to produce 28 GWh and employ 2,000 people by 2030
Orano to operate its uranium mine in Niger until 2040 05/05/2023
- Partnership agreement to extend operation of Somaïr uranium mine until 2040.
- The Imouramen site has one of the world's largest uranium deposits, with reserves estimated at 200,000 tonnes.
- The decision to operate the Imouramen mine is expected by 2028.
Orano aims to capitalize on Russia's declining interest in nuclear power 02/01/2023
- Project to extend its Georges Besse uranium enrichment plant
- Estimated cost: between 1.3 and 1.7 billion euros S
- roduction capacity will be increased by 30%
- Orano claims 10% market share
- The global market is dominated by Russia's Rosatom, with a market share of almost 50%.
Orano invests in battery recycling in Haute-Vienne 24/10/2022
- 30 million investment by the Orano group
- Construction of a rare metals recovery chain for electric mobility
- Creation of a pilot plant to support the nuclear group's diversification into battery recycling
- The site already employs 160 people
Orano recycles 111 tonnes of Japanese nuclear waste for 250 million euros 28/06/2022
- 111 tonnes of Japanese nuclear waste for 250 million euros
- The company claims that 10% of nuclear-generated electricity comes from the recovery of recycled materials
Financial Data
DUNS: 330956871
Legal Name: ORANO
Address: 125 AV DE PARIS , 92320 CHATILLON
Number of employees: Entre 1 et 2 salariés (2020)
Capital: 132 076 389 EUR
Financial Data:
| Year | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | 136 200 000 | 115 993 000 | 122 317 000 | 121 086 000 | 10 531 000 | - | - |
| Gross margin (€) | 136 316 000 | 121 739 000 | 130 705 000 | 124 966 000 | 10 611 000 | - | - |
| EBITDA (€) | -22 402 000 | -42 769 000 | -46 312 000 | -29 850 000 | -47 378 000 | -114 000 | - |
| Operating profit (€) | -27 123 000 | -42 174 000 | -47 934 000 | -31 233 000 | -47 298 000 | -1 118 000 | - |
| Net profit (€) | 378 260 000 | 272 519 000 | -276 611 000 | 560 964 000 | 563 468 000 | 101 633 000 | -137 000 |
| Turnover growth rate (%) | 17,4 | -5,2 | 1 | 1 049,8 | -63,2 | - | - |
| Ebitda margin rate (%) | -16,4 | -36,9 | -37,9 | -24,7 | -449,9 | - | - |
| Operating margin rate (%) | -19,9 | -36,4 | -39,2 | -25,8 | -449,1 | - | - |
| Working Capital (turnover days) | -10 598,6 | -9 913,9 | -8 542,1 | -268,6 | -2 559,9 | - | - |
| Working Capital requirements (turnover days) | -101,9 | -105,7 | -103,3 | -84,3 | -1 808,7 | - | - |
| Net margin (%) | 277,7 | 234,9 | -226,1 | 463,3 | 5 350,6 | - | - |
| Added value / Turnover (%) | -13,8 | -34,1 | -40,9 | -22,3 | -438,1 | - | - |
| Wages and social charges (€) | 2 563 000 | 2 417 000 | 1 843 000 | 1 719 000 | 438 000 | - | - |
| Salaries / Turnover (%) | 1,9 | 2,1 | 1,5 | 1,4 | 4,2 | - | - |
Company Managers:
| Position | First Name | Last Name | Age | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Président du conseil d'administration, Administrateur | Claude Robert Alfred | IMAUVEN | 67 | |
| Directeur général | Philippe | KNOCHE | 55 | |
| Administrateur | Marie-hélène Henriette | GREZARD | 67 | |
| Administrateur | Philippe Thomas | KNOCHE | 55 | |
| Administrateur | Marie-solange Thérèse | TISSIER | 69 | |
| Administrateur | Patrick | PELATA | 69 | |
| Administrateur | François | JACQ | 59 | |
| Administrateur | Cecile | GILIBERT | 57 | |
| Administrateur | Anne-Sophie | LE LAY | 53 | |
| Administrateur | Philippe | BRAIDY | 64 | |
| Administrateur | Anne-Marie | DESCOTES | 65 | |
| Administrateur représentant les salariés | Cyrille | VINCENT | 58 | |
| Administrateur représentant les salariés | David | LECAVELIER | 46 | |
| Administrateur représentant l'Etat | Romain | VALENTY | 41 |
Studies mentioning this company
The nuclear decommissioning market - France
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