The big names set up in Auvergne

Michelin (Puy-de-Dôme), number one in Europe and number two in the world for tyres
Bosch (Allier), braking systems specialist
Alcan (Puy-de-Dôme), top European player in aluminium alloys for the aircraft industry
Aubert & Duval - Fortech (Puy-de-Dôme), European leader in special steels and superalloys for advanced applications
Sagem (Allier), European number one in inertial navigation and infrared optronics
Siemens (Allier), electronic counter/meter specialist
Valéo (Puy-de-Dôme), parts and accessories for cars and industrial vehicles
Aventis Animal Nutrition (Allier), global number two producer of supplements for animal foods
LIDV, L'Oréal group  (Allier), cosmetics
Danone (Puy-de-Dôme), Volvic waters
Arrivé Auvergne (Allier), poultry
Bongrain et Sodiaal (Haute-Loire), dairy industry
Louis Vuitton (Allier), major player in de luxe luggage
Hermès (Puy-de-Dôme)

Alongside the high flyers, a whole network of SMEs-SMIs have mushroomed in fields such as aircraft, chemicals or food. Currently a total of fifty or so businesses, benchmarks in their sector, are set up in Auvergne.

Rubbers, plastics engineering and composite materials
Auriplast (Cantal), plastic injection and electroplating specialist
Barbier (Haute-Loire), top French producer of polyethylene film and ranked eight in Europe
CTL Industrie (Allier), flexible tubular packaging specialist for cosmetics
Joubert (Puy-de-Dôme), global stretch cord leader
Rex Composites (Puy-de-Dôme), specialist in the design and execution of structures made of aerodynamic composite materials
Wavin (Allier), top European group for PVC pipes and fittings

Metal processing and work
Bréa (Allier), renowned aluminium foundry
JPM Chauvat (Allier), top European manufacturer of anti-panic bar closures
PSA Septfonds (Allier), specialist in cast iron components for the automotive industry
Wichard (Puy-de-Dôme), global number one for marine hardware

Chemicals, pharmacy and health
MSD-Chibret (Puy-de-Dôme et Haute-Loire), pharmacy
Ost-Développement (Puy-de-Dôme), bone graft production for orthopaedics

Food industry
Delbard (Allier), fruit and rose trees, seeds
Les Fromageries Occitanes (Cantal)
Lallemand (Cantal), global top producer of micro-organisms for oenology
Limagrain (Puy-de-Dôme), number one in Europe and ranked four in the world for seeds
Pagès Infusion (Haute-Loire)
Sabarot-Wassner (Haute-Loire), lentil production

Electricity and electronics
CS Transports (Puy-de-Dôme), world leader in railway signalling equipment
Cooper-Menvier (Puy-de-Dôme), specialist in safety electronics (safety lighting for the Channel tunnel,…)
NSE (Allier), high-tech company in aircraft cable production
Omerin (Puy-de-Dôme), European leader for "high temperature" cables