Novares Group

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Novares Group
IndustryAutomotive
FounderCharles Manni
Key people
Productsplastic car parts
Revenue€734 M (2015)
Number of employees
6000 in 2016
Website novaresteam.com

The Novares Group is a French manufacturer of car parts. It was started in 1955 by Charles Manni, and was previously known as Mecaplast. [1] Thierry Manni is chairman of the board, [2] and the chief executive officer is Pierre Boulet. Mecaplast merged with Key Plastics in 2016, and in 2017 the combined firm changed its name to Novares. [3]

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History

The company was started in 1955 by Charles Manni. [1]

During the financial crisis of 2007–2008 some workers were made redundant, and some plants were closed. [4]

In August 2009 the company was nominated as a strategic supplier for PSA and Renault, and so benefitted from the Modernization Fund for Automobile Equipment Suppliers (FMEA) [5] which increased the company’s capital by €55 million/33% stake. The Chennai [6] plant in India [7] was opened on 3 June 2010. A factory was opened in Zrenjanin, Serbia, in 2012. [8]

In 2016 a majority holding in the company was sold to Equistone Partners Europe, a private investment company. Later that year, Mecaplast acquired and merged with Key Plastics, an American car parts company. About a year later the combined operation was renamed Novares. [9] In 2018 the group arranged for its shares to be floated on the Euronext Paris exchange, but the flotation was cancelled. [9]

In March 2020 the company received a cash injection af €45 million from its stockholders Equistone and BPI Paris. In April of that year it went into receivership. [10] [ unreliable source? ]

Figures

Revenue in M€/Workforce [11]

Revenue/Workforce Comparison
YearRevenue/Workforce
1995175/1175
1998223/2100
2000286/2800
2002580/5500
2005820/7800
2007759/6200
2009570/5800
2010643/5500
2011692/5500
2012662/5600
2013661/6000
2015734/5600

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References

  1. 1 2 Article in the New Trader Archived 20 July 2001 at the Wayback Machine
  2. Group Executive Profile on Bloomberg Businessweek
  3. "From regional supplier to global player - NOVARES". Novares. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  4. Redundancies at Mecaplast Archived 24 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine
  5. Article on FMEA Investment by Charlotte Eyre from European Plastic News
  6. Mecaplast sets up new facility in Chennai Archived 13 February 2014 at archive.today
  7. European leader in Automobile Equipment starts manufacturing at Mahindra World City
  8. France's Mecaplast starts construction of Plant in Zrenjanin on 26 September 2011
  9. 1 2 Audrey Laforest (24 September 2019). Novares prepares for the long term with innovation strategy. Plastics News. Accessed September 2020.
  10. [press release] (18 May 2020). Novares is resuming its operations in Europe following a major liquidity injection. Automotive World. Accessed September 2020.
  11. Website:Key figures