AREVA is a global leader in nuclear energy and renewable energy solutions. It has over 65,000 employees operating in over 40 countries. AREVA aims to provide reliable, low-carbon energy solutions and help meet challenges of making energy available to all while protecting the environment. It offers integrated solutions across the entire nuclear fuel cycle as well as transmission and distribution of electricity.
1. With manufacturing facilities in 43 countries and a sales network in
more than 100, AREVA offers customers reliable technological solutions for
CO2
-free power generation and electricity transmission and distribution.
We are the world leader in nuclear power and the only company to cover all
industrial activities in this field.
Our 65,000 employees are committed to continuous improvement on
a daily basis, making sustainable development the focal point of the
group’s industrial strategy.
AREVA’s businesses help meet the 21st
century’s greatest challenges:
making energy available to all, protecting the planet, and acting responsibly
towards future generations.
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AREVA
at a glance
OUR MISSION
Enable everyone to have
access to ever cleaner, safer and
more economical energy.
OUR STRATEGY
To set the standard in CO2
-free
power generation and electricity
transmission and distribution.
• Capitalize on our integrated
business model to spearhead
the nuclear revival:
– build one third of new nuclear
generating capacities,
– make the fuel secure for our
current and future customers.
• Ensure strong and profitable
growth in T&D.
• Expand our renewable energies
offering.
OUR PERFORMANCE IN 2007
€39.83B I +55.4%
Backlog
€11.92B I +9.8%
Sales revenue
€751M I +84.6%
Operating income
€743M I +14.5%
Consolidated net income
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2. Harvesting business synergies
for maximum compe titiveness
NuclearTransmission&Distribution
The integrated offer
serving energy professionals
N°1 worldwide
in the entire nuclear cycle
N°3 worldwide
in electricity transmission
and distribution
DISTRIBUTION
RENEWABLE
ENERGIES
TRANSMISSION
OTHER SOURCES
OF ELECTRIC POWER
FUEL
FABRICATION
REACTORS
TRANSMISSION & DISTRIBUTION
• Supply of products, systems and services
for electricity transmission and distribution
networks.
€4.33B I 36%
in sales revenue of total sales
25,248 employees
€2.72B I 23%
in sales revenue of total sales
16,500 employees
€3.14B I 26%
in sales revenue of total sales
12,577 employees
FRONT END
• Uranium ore exploration, mining
and concentration.
• Uranium conversion and enrichment.
• Nuclear fuel design and fabrication.
REACTORS AND SERVICES
• Design and construction of nuclear reactors
and other CO2
-free power generation systems.
• Supply of products and services
for nuclear power plant maintenance,
upgrades and operations.
BACK END
• Treatment and recycling of used nuclear fuel.
• Cleanup of nuclear facilities.
• Nuclear logistics.
€1.74B I 15%
in sales revenue of total sales
10,638 employees
SOLUTIONS FOR
RELIABLE ELECTRICITY TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION
CO2
-FREE
POWER GENERATION SOLUTIONS
MINING
ENRICHMENT
CHEMISTRY
USED FUEL
RECYCLING
Figures as at Dec. 31, 2007.
SERVICES
3. ❚In China, AREVA
and CGNPC sign a historic
agreement for the nuclear
power industry.
The contract, valued
at €8 billion, concerns
the construction of two
new generation EPR
reactors and the supply
of all of materials
and services required
to operate them.
Customers
across the globe
2007 highlights
North and South
America
MANUFACTURING OPERATIONS
Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia,
Mexico, United States, Venezuela
17%of sales
13.5%of employees
❚AREVA signs an agreement
to acquire Passoni & Villa,
a world leading manufacturer
of high-voltage bushings,
present in over 60 countries.
❚AREVA and MHI confirm
official start of ATMEA.
This joint venture company
is starting the development,
licensing, marketing
and selling the 1100 MW
ATMEA-1 reactor, designed
to answer the needs
of customers interested
in a mid-size power
reactor market.
❚AREVA acquires a 51%
stake Multibrid, a designer
and manufacturer of multi-
megawatt off-shore wind
turbines, based in Germany.
❚AREVA applies for US NRC
(Nuclear Regulatory Commission)
certification of its US EPR
nuclear plant design.
❚AREVA successefully bids
to take over the mining
company UraMin, thereby
crossing a major step in
the group’s plan to diversify
sources and increase
production. The deposits
identified in South Africa,
Namibia and Central African
Republic should result in
an annual production of more
than 7.000 tons of uranium
per year after 2012.
Succès commerciaux
Commercial successes Business development
❚In Sweden, AREVA wins two
contracts, together worth around
€400 million, to modernize
Unit 2 of the Oskarshamn power
plant and allow life extension
of the Ringhals 4.
❚EDF awards AREVA
a nuclear supply steam for
the Flamanville EPR in France.
This is the 100th
reactor order
for the group and the second
EPR under construction
in the world.
❚The British utility E.ON UK
turns to AREVA for the design,
supply, install and commission
the onshore and offshore
substations for two large
wind farms.
❚In Saudi Arabia, AREVA
wins a contract of more
than €100 million to build
a high-voltage gas-insulated
substation and to refurbish
15 remote substations.
❚AREVA and SOGIN
(Company for the Management
of Nuclear Facilities in Italy)
sign a contract worth
over €250 million for the
reprocessing of 235 tons
of used nuclear fuel.
❚KHNP (South Korea) signs
a contract with AREVA for more
than €1 billion for the supply
of uranium enrichment
services.
❚AREVA supplies an electric
supply system for ALCAN’s
new production site in Canada.
The contract, worth over
€100 million, concerns
the turnkey construction
of a high-voltage conversion
system to transform alternating
current into direct current.
❚AREVA DONGFANG
receives a letter of intend
to supply 18 reactor coolant
pumps to Chinese electric
utility CNPEC. The contract
is valued at more than
€100 million.
Africa and Middle East
MANUFACTURING OPERATIONS
Central African Republic, Côte d’Ivoire,
Egypt, Namibia, Niger, South Africa, Sudan,
United Arab Emirates
8%of sales
4%of employees
Europe and CIS
MANUFACTURING OPERATIONS
Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Greece,
Hungary, Italy, Kazakhstan, the Netherlands,
Norway, Poland, Russia, Slovakia, Spain,
Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom
56%of sales
71%of employees
Asia-Pacific
MANUFACTURING OPERATIONS
Australia, China, India, Indonesia, Japan,
Malaysia, Pakistan, Singapore, Thailand
19%of sales
11.5%of employees
4. ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION
Limit our environmental
impacts by reducing
our consumption
of natural resources,
controlling our releases
and optimizing our
waste management.
FINANCIAL
PERFORMANCE
Ensure the group’s
sustainability through
long-term profitable
growth.
INNOVATION
Develop and harness
best-in-breed technologies
to anticipate customer
needs and increase our
cost-competitiveness while
complying with nuclear
safety, occupational safety
and environmental
protection requirements.
CUSTOMER
SATISFACTION
Listen to our customers,
anticipate their needs,
support their growth,
and increase and
measure their satisfaction.
GOVERNANCE
Manage our operations
responsibly in accordance
with the group’s values,
and assess and truthfully
report on our performance
to shareholders and
all stakeholders.
CONTINUOUS
IMPROVEMENT
Implement a continuous
improvement initiative
based on practices shared
throughout the group.
RISK MANAGEMENT
AND PREVENTION
Establish and maintain
the highest level of nuclear
and occupational safety
in all of the group’s
operations to preserve
public and worker health,
and to protect
the environment.
COMMUNITY
INVOLVEMENT
Participate in the economic
and social development
of the communities in
which the group operates.
DIALOGUE
AND CONSENSUS
BUILDING
Establish stakeholder
relations based on trust.
COMMITMENT
TO EMPLOYEES
Promote our employees’
professional development
and provide good
working conditions.
RESPECT FOR
THE ENVIRONMENT
AREVA Way,
a commitment to sustainable
development
Sustainable development is a keystone of AREVA’s
industrial strategy for achieving growth that is profitable,
socially responsible and respectful of the environment.
To translate this choice into reality, AREVA integrates
sustainable development into its management
practices via a continuous improvement initiative
revolving around ten commitments.
ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT
SOCIAL/SOCIETAL
EXPECTATIONS