History
To understand CNIM (Constructions Industrielles
de la Méditerranée), one needs to start with its history.
CNIM has its roots in the industrial activities of Forges et Chantiers
de la Méditerranée (FCM).
 1856
Inauguration of the naval shipyards which, throughout their existence,
used the most advanced techniques of their time, building not only
battleships and steamers for France, Russia, Japan and many other
countries, but also the first submarine. In 1917 the first tanks
came out of La Seyne at the same time as from Saint-Chamond and
Renault.
1966
Following the downturn in shipbuilding orders, FCM was taken over
by the Herlicq Group, which specialised in industrial equipment,
and was renamed Constructions Navales et Industrielles de la Méditerranée
(CNIM). The company was given a new lease of life with the construction
of specialised ships such as LNG carriers and offshore oil rigs.
The diversification which had already been underway for several
years was actively continued.
1982
The government grouped together the shipyards of Dunkirk, La Ciotat
and La Seyne in Normed. CNIM, now known as "Constructions Industrielles
de la Méditerranée", continued its development
in the fields of energy (waste treatment plants and boilers), mechanical
engineering (launching systems for submarines of the French Navy;
military river crossing equipment; nuclear industry components;
heavy duty escalators for subway and mainline railway stations).
It acquired BABCOCK Entreprise in 1989,Babcock Wanson in 1990, LAB
S.A. in 2001 and Alstom's waste-to-energy business in 2002.
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