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Seco Tools France is at the forefront of innovation in metal cutting solutions, empowering industries.

With a commitment to quality and customer success, Seco Tools France provides tools and services that revolutionize manufacturing processes. Serving sectors such as aerospace, automotive, and energy, they help clients reach new heights of productivity and efficiency.

Seco Tools dedication to sustainability and continuous improvement ensures that they not only meet but exceed the evolving needs of the market.

Seco Tools employs 370 people in France.

IKEA isa home furnishing company, expert in life at home, with a strong vision: creating a better everyday life for the many people.

IKEA France employs more than 12,000 co-workers, within 36 stores, 6 plan and order points, 5 warehouses, a customer support center, an IKEA.fr e-commerce site and an app.

For theFY24 fiscal year (Sept 23 to August 24), IKEA Retail France recorded sales of €3.7 billion, IKEA stores received 57.8 million visits and online sales accounted for 27% of sales.
IKEA France is part of Ingka Group's (IKEA's main franchisee) People and Planet Positive sustainability strategy, which aims to significantly reduce the impact of our activities on the climate and inspire as many people as possible to live a sustainable lifestyle at home.

IKEA France is a member of the Swedish Chamberof Commerce in France since they opened their first store in France, 1981.

Epiroc is a vital part of asustainable society and a global productivity partner for mining and infrastructure customers. We invest more than ever in R&D, promote an innovative culture, and collaborate with customers, suppliers, and other business partners.
We developand provide innovative and safe equipment, such as drill rigs, rock excavation and construction equipment and tools for surface and underground applications. We also offer world-class service and other aftermarket support as well as solutions for automation, digitalization and electrification.
EpirocFrance is based in Cergy (Val d’Oise – 95) and has nearly 40 passionate employees spread across France to provide daily support to each of its customers.
Epiroc isbased in Stockholm, Sweden, had revenues of SEK 63 billion in 2024, and has almost 19,000 passionate employees that serve customers in around 150 countries.

Essity is a global, leading hygiene and health company. Every day, our products, solutions and services are used by a billion people around the world. Our purpose is to break barriers to well-being for the benefit of consumers, patients, caregivers, customers and society. Sales are conducted in approximately 150 countries. In 2024, Essity had net sales of approximately EUR 13bn and employed 36,000 people. The company’s headquarters is located in Stockholm, Sweden and Essity is listed on Nasdaq Stockholm.

In France, Essity has about 2,500 employees spread over 8 locations, including a world Research and Development Center for tissue-based hygiene products. In France, Essity manufactures and sells hygiene and health market-leading products through a portfolio of renowned brands such as Actimove, Cutimed, Delta-Cast, Demak’Up, JOBST, Leukoplast, Lotus, Nana, Okay, Radiante, TENA, Tensosport and Tork. 

Since Saab was started, we have strived to keep people and society safe. It is a basic human need to feel safe and, as we see it, a human right. Through systems and solutions that increase security, we can make this possible.

When Saab was founded in 1937, our primary aim was to provide military aircraft for Sweden. Today, we serve the global market with world-leading products, services and solutions from military defence to civil security. With operations on every continent, Saab continuously develops, adapts and improves new technology to meet customers’ changing needs.

In France, Saab has for the past 7 years supported its governmental customers (Ministère des Armées, DGA, DSNA), as well as its industrial partners from the French defence & aeronautics technological base. Today, Saab France is looking at investment and further industrial development linked to our future businesses.

Vattenfallis a Swedish energy company, 100% State owned. It is one of the main energy player in Europe, producing electricity and selling electricity, gas and heat to its more than 13 million clients in 7 countries. Vattenfall is committed to enable the fossil freedom that drives society forward and its roadmap to carbon neutrality by 2040 is validated by independent entities such as the Science Based Target initiative. Vattenfall is present in France for 25 years in the retail business, selling electricity and natural gas initially to professional clients then also to residential clients since 2018. In France, we have the objective to develop our activities into producing electricity, like in our other markets in Europe, notably through offshore wind.

Kinnarps isone of Europe’s leading suppliers of workspace interior solutions, offering sustainable and ergonomic furniture for offices, schools, and care environments. Founded in Sweden in 1942, Kinnarps combines Scandinavian design with functionality and a strong commitment to sustainability.

In France, Kinnarps has been present for 40 years, supporting companies in creating inspiring and efficient workspaces. Our French-Swedish identity is reflected in our values: innovation, quality, and respect for people and the environment. As a trusted partner, we collaborate closely with clients to deliver tailored solutions that enhance well-being and productivity.

Kreab Paris is a public affairs consultancy helping corporations find solutions to regulatory issues. At the heart of our approach is a trustworthy reputation with the institutions in facilitating dialogue with industry representatives to translate a technical issue into a political solution.

Our team has deep experience with the French administration, National Assembly and the Senate. We also connect with regional authorities and politicians as well as EU institutions and other EU Member States when relevant.

Kreab benefits from a robust international network of offices and trusted collaboration partners, paired with dedicated and experienced advisors, all while maintaining the agility and personal touch of a family-sized company.

We form partnerships with Senior Advisors and like-minded firms that align with our expertise and commitment to high quality, rather than collaborating with large global conglomerates.

Our core value base is to be solution-oriented rather than confrontational. We believe in face saving and intelligent win-win solutions for the industry and the society, in order to serve our clients business interests and credibility.

By combining smart transport solutions, technological innovation and apartnership approach, we’re working to make sustainable transport a reality.

Our offering includes trucks and buses for heavy transport applications combined with an extensive product-related service offering. Scania offers vehicle financing, insurance, and rental services to enable our customers to focus on their core business. Scania is also a leading provider of industrial and marine engines.

We are determined to continuously align our operations with the vision of asustainable development. By managing our impact across the value chain, we are confident that we are building the foundation for today’s and tomorrow’s business success.

To drive the shift to a sustainable transport system, we need to lead by example. Across our business, we are focused on managing our impacts on people and the planet throughout our value chain. Our sustainability actions are
focused on three interconnected priorities, based on our key impacts throughout our product life cycle: people sustainability, decarbonisation and circular business. The priorities are central to our business strategy and reflected in all our corporate objectives.
In France, more than 3,000 families live thanks to Scania, both at itstruck production site in Angers (49) and in its national distribution network.

SKF is a world-leadingprovider of innovative solutions that help industries become more competitive and sustainable. By making products lighter, more efficient, longer lasting,
and repairable, we help our customers improve their rotating equipment performance and reduce their environmental impact. Our offering around the rotating shaft includes bearings, seals, lubrication management, condition monitoring, and services. Fighting friction since 1907, SKF is represented in more than 130 countries and has around 17,000 distributor locations worldwide and the number of employees is 38,000.
7 SKF sites are located in France with about 2800 employees. 10% of our investments for the 10 past years in France are focused on decarbonization and energy efficiency, and 4% of our turnover is dedicated to research and development.

Together, were-imagine rotation for a better tomorrow – By creating intelligent and clean solutions for people and the planet.

Smartports is a Swedish innovative solution, transforming parking spaces into energy hubs. By integrating solar panels, electric vehicle (EV) charging stations, and battery storage, each Smartport becomes a self-sustaining energy station, generating clean power where it’s needed most.

Smartports expansion into France feels perfectly aligned with the nation’s ambitions for sustainability. The new legislation mandating solar panel installations on parking lots over 10,000 square meters resonates deeply with Smartports’ vision of enabling free and sustainable mobility for everyone. Moreover, this expansion will create numerous new job opportunities across the country.

KTH Royal Institute of Technology is the engine of Stockholm’scelebrated innovation ecosystem. At the university, KTH Innovation helps close to 400 teams of students and faculty validate their early-stage tech ideas every year. KTH Innovation supports ideas in all areas, but has special expertise in deeptech. They work closely with regional and international partners to enable more technology and knowledge from KTH to create impact in society. KTH Innovation has developed and exports a unique startup innovation development framework inspired by NASA, the KTH Innovation Readiness LevelTM,which offers methods and processes used by hundreds of universities and organizations worldwide.

The Institut Polytechnique de Paris is a world-class Institute of science and technology encompassing 6 prestigious French engineering Schools: École Polytechnique, ENSTA Paris, ENSAE Paris, Télécom Paris, Télécom SudParis and Ponts et Chaussées.