BOLLORE HOLDING

Bolloré is a French investment and industrial holding group headquartered in Puteaux, on the western outskirts of Paris, France. The company, a paper-energy-plantations-logistics conglomerate, employs 33,000 people around the world.

In 2004, the Bolloré group ranked amongst the top 200 European companies. Whilst the company is listed on the Euronext exchange in Paris, the Bolloré family retains majority control of the company through a complex and indirect holding structure.

The company is led by Vincent Bolloré.


The Group's principal activities are as follows:

- TRANSPORT & LOGISTICS: freight forwarding by sea, land and air, port, handling and shipping services, operation of shipping lines;
- PLASTIC FILM & SPECIAL PAPERS: polypropylene film for capacitors and packaging, special papers and cigarette paper packs;
- ENERGY DISTRIBUTION: distribution of petroleum and coal products;
- SPECIAL TERMINALS: design, production, integration and distribution of intelligent systems and terminals for access control;
- PLANTATIONS: rubber and palm oil production in Africa and Asia
- OTHER INTERESTS: real estate and banking sectors,
- MEDIA AND ADVERTISING: owns 28% of group Havas, the worlds 4th largest media and communications company and 29.85% in Aegis PLC a top London based Media Agency.
- TELECOMMUNICATION: owns 90% of Bolloré telecom, a French WiMAX operator