Issoire plant belongs to Pechiney Rhenalu, a subsidiary of the French industrial group Pechiney, specialised in manufacturing aluminium rolled products (fourth largest producer worldwide) and hard-alloy aluminium extrusions. It includes sixteen mills and commercial offices in France. With approx. 1400 people, Issoire is one of its major plants. The yearly average production of Issoire plant is 100 000 tons. 80 % of the production is exported to Europe, North and South America, Asia and Australia. - plates for aircraft - plates for mechanical applications and molds - wide coils - extrusions Issoire is also one of the world s leading manufacturer of aluminium plates used in transportation market and supplies marine plates to all major High Speed Light Craft Shipyards around the world. Specializing in high-tech products, Issoire plant obtained ISO 9002 approval in 1992.