1892

1928

1959

from the merger of Sociéte Alsacienne de Constructions

Mécaniques (SACM) and Thomson-Houston Electric Company.

1999

2007

a l s t o m ’ s f i r s t g a s t u r b i n e

g e i s f o r m e d

was produced in Belfort, France.

was licensed by geThe turbine

and installed in Algeria.

the precursors to ge,Thomson-Houston was one of

b e l f o r t

having been founded in 1883 and merged

with Edison General Electric Company to

a l s t o m i s f o r m e d

form ge in 1892.

g e a c q u i r e s a l s t o m ’ s h e a v y d u t y

gas turbine business, including

licensed GE gas turbine technology

with its main facility in Belfort, France.

(eventually becoming Converteam) in a leveraged

buy-out deal. Converteam was later bought by GE

Energy in 2011, and the business is now known as

a l s t o m s e l l s a l s t o m p o w e r c o n v e r s i o n

in ge energy management.power conversion,

experience in the energy sector

w e h a v e a c o m b i n e d

208+ years

GE and Alstom share similar histories built on engineering, innovation and technology.

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