MANUFACTURER OF HIGH-PERFORMANCE RESINS FOR ADVANCED TECHNOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS

With nearly 7000 customers worldwide (including 2500 in France) and a particularly recurring business, Axson is one of the worldwide leaders (and number one in Europe) on the market for the design and manufacturing of high-performance resins and composite materials for advanced technological applications.
Whether in markets such as aerospace, automobiles, building, renewable energies, transport, foundries, machine-tools and even electronics, many top-notch international companies now put their trust in solutions from Axson Technologies.

Axson Technologies also offers solutions designed for other sectors such as modelling, art, interior decor, furnishings, household appliances, ceramics, filters, the medical field, sports, leisure...

2010 turnover: 55 million euros

Lionel Puget,
Chief Executive

"Our growth drivers are in emerging economies, which represent 40% of our revenue, versus 20% five years ago. Our main challenge is to invest heavily in local operations to cover the market and avoid being copied."

2010 activity
In 2010, Axson Technologies benefited from its strategy of a global approach to the international market of the design and manufacture of high-performance resins and composite materials for advanced technological applications. With revenue of €55.2 million, i.e. growth of more than 10%, the French group is one of the leaders in this market and is active in the aerospace, automotive, construction, renewable energy, transport, foundry, machinery and electronics sectors.

It is present on most markets where its major contractors are. About 90% of the group's production is local, on these markets, as insurance against protectionism and currency fluctuations.
With this approach and its efforts to improve production quality (four out of its six plants are now ISO 9001 certified, with another in progress), Axson Technologies is now a global supplier for certain international clients, and even the leading supplier for some contractors.
To better manage its development, the group reviewed its structure: three sales directors now cover the three main geographical regions (France-Southern Europe-North Africa/Germany-Central Europe-Russia/Rest of the World), and a strategic committee was set up to better guide group investments and decisions. Among the initiatives that took place in 2011 was the opening of a production unit in India and the launch of production in Brazil. China (with €6.5 million in revenue in 2010) expects to see continued strong growth reach 50% for the period 2008-2011.