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Benzinga  May 7  Comment 
Alstom (OTC: ALSMY) reported a 10% rise in its net profit for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2013. Alstom's profit for the period surged to EUR802 million ($1.05 billion), while sales gained 2% to EUR20.3 billion. Alstom shares closed at...
MarketWatch  May 7  Comment 
European stocks opened slightly higher on Tuesday, with London markets returning to action and several companies reacting to earnings news. The Stoxx Europe 600 index rose 0.2% to 301.51, with shares of Societe Generale SA and Commerzbank AG ...
Reuters  May 1  Comment 
A third executive of the U.S. arm of French power and transport engineering company Alstom has been charged with taking part in a scheme to pay bribes in Indonesia, U.S. authorities said on Wednesday.     
The Hindu Business Line  Apr 30  Comment 
Alstom T&D, the transmission and distribution arm of French firm Alstom, today reported a 17 jump in net profit at Rs 53.08 crore for the quarter ended March 31, 2013. Alstom T&D ha...
Wall Street Journal  Apr 16  Comment 
The U.S. arrested an executive of French engineering firm Alstom at New York's JFK Airport and charged him with participating in a bribery scheme to win business in Indonesia.
Reuters  Apr 16  Comment 
Two executives of the U.S. arm of French power and transport engineering company Alstom were charged for their roles in an alleged scheme to pay bribes in Indonesia, U.S. authorities said on Tuesday.     
The Hindu Business Line  Mar 18  Comment 
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French multinational conglomerate which holds interests in the power generation and transport markets. According to the company website, in the years 2007-'08

  • Alstom had annual sales of over €16.9 billion, and
  • employed more than 76,000 people in 70 countries.
  • Global 500 (2008) rank : 338
Alstom's headquarters are located in Levallois-Perret, near Paris.
CEO: Patrick Kron
Activities on official website: http://www.alstom.com/home/activities

Financial year 2007-2008

In financial year 2007/08, Alstom's Power Systems Sector booked:

  • a record 38 gas turbines, including 18 GT26.
  • a major contract for steam turbines and generators in a coal power plant in South Africa.
  • an order for four conventional islands in Chinese nuclear power plants.
  • several hydro projects in Brazil, China, Vietnam and Uganda.

Alstom's Power Service Sector signed:

  • 10 operation and maintenance contracts (mainly for gas-fired power plants)
  • many small and medium sized orders, notably in Europe and USA.

Alstom's Transport Sector achieved orders including:

  • a major contract for very high speed trains in France.
  • Pendolino high speed trains for the Helsinki - St Petersbourg line.
  • metros in New York and several other cities.
  • tramways in Dublin and Rotterdam
  • regional and suburban trains in Spain, Australia and Germany
  • a signalling system in Belgium
  • a maintenance contract in the UK.

2009

source Bloomberg Feb,9

The engineering group and its partners won a 6.8 billion-riyal ($1.8 billion) contract to build a 444- kilometer (276-mile) railway in Saudi Arabia, Saudi Gazette reported. The shares gained 2.28 euros, or 5.3 percent, to 44.64 euros.

source China Daily, Feb 10

Alstom will continue technology transfer to China and strengthen its presence in the country, which potentially boasts the world's largest market for infrastructure building.Technology transfer has been a key part of Alstom's strategy. It usually forms consortiums with local partners when bidding for projects in overseas markets.

Competitors

  • Siemens_AG_(SI)
  • Bombardier_(BBD-T)
  • Ansaldobreda (company based in Pistoia and Naples, Italy and responsible for designing and manufacturing railway and mass transit vehicles)

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