Le Bronze Industrie LBI
History
There is no substitute for experience
1934
Rene LOISEAU founds Le Bronze Industriel , the first company in France to develop wrought copper structural hardening alloys. With a manpower of 20 people, the company has already a chemistry laboratory, directed by a metallurgist engineer.
1945
Untill 1939, the production is especially intended for the National Navy, aviation and armament. A part of the production from 1940 to 1942 is maintained in free zone in a factory close to Limoges.
After 1945 Le Bronze Industriel develops drastically its production especially in the automotive industry.
1961
Both factories of Bobigny and Romainville , with 19 000 m2 are no more sufficient for the new installations . A new site is created in Suippes , in the Marne , where more elaborated products such as drawn pipes for Marine and Offshore applications and machined parts are manufactured
1963
Le Bronze Industriel Deutschland ( BID), a subsidiary company with commercial vocation is created.
In the 80’s, BID covers 35% of the electrodes market in Germany
1992
Bobigny and Suippes facilities are rounded up on Suippes site.
An investment program is launched to modernize our industrial equipment
2004
Official opening of Suippes 2 , a fully new factory of 20 000 m2
2009
New image, new perspectives.
2011
Le Bronze Industriel purchases the company Bronze Inox SAS (located in Taverny near Paris), specialized in die/precision chil casting of Aluminium Bronze.


