- CEO
- Laurent Burelle
- Full Time Employees
- 32,295
- Sector
- Producer manufacturing
- Industry
- Auto parts: OEM
- Address
- 19, Boulevard Jules Carteret Lyon ARA France 69007
- IPO Date
- Mar 25, 1991
- Business
- Burelle SA is a family-controlled holding company primarily engaged in automotive equipment manufacturing through its majority stake in OPmobility SE, alongside private equity investments via Burelle Participations and real estate management through Sofiparc. Founded in 1957 and headquartered in Lyon, France, the company operates globally with OPmobility maintaining 150 production plants and 40 R&D centers across 28 countries, including significant presence in Europe, North America, Asia, and emerging markets such as Mexico, South Africa, and China. OPmobility SE, in which Burelle SA holds approximately 60% ownership, specializes in intelligent exterior systems including lightweight body parts such as bumpers, energy absorption systems, rear opening modules, spoilers, wing reinforcements, and rocker panels; automotive lighting solutions encompassing interior/exterior components, projection systems, and complete headlamps; complex modules for front-end assemblies, cockpits, and central consoles; powertrain systems featuring energy storage, emissions control, onboard batteries, and electrification solutions; as well as hydrogen technologies including high-pressure storage tanks, fuel cells, and energy management systems for zero-emission mobility. Burelle Participations focuses on direct investments in profitable mid-sized non-listed companies and private equity funds, emphasizing mezzanine financing, secondary market transactions, and diversification across geographies with new commitments reaching 39.1 million euros in 2024; Sofiparc manages a portfolio of office buildings, parking facilities, and hotels primarily in the Lyon and Hauts-de-Seine regions of France, including recent international expansion into Belgium. Recent developments include OPmobility's rebranding from Compagnie Plastic Omnium SE in 2024 to emphasize sustainable and connected mobility, the inauguration of a new modules assembly plant in Austin, Texas, and ongoing innovation in software via OP'nSoft launched in 2023; Sofiparc Hotels' first international hotel investment in Bruges, Belgium, in 2024, alongside repositioning leases on the Lyon Jules Carteret campus with six-year commitments from tenants like Sanofi; and Burelle Participations' portfolio growth to 145 million euros by end-2024, up 82% over three years, driven by diversified fund engagements in energy transition and hydrogen.