Empain group
The Empain group was a loose grouping of companies founded by Édouard Empain (1852–1929) of Belgium and controlled by the Empain family. From 1881 until merging with Schneider & Cie in 1969, the companies engaged in a broad range of activities including tramways, railways, electricity generation, construction and mining. The main areas of activity were Belgium and France, but the group also pursued opportunities in Russia, Egypt, China and elsewhere, and played a large role in the development of the eastern Belgian Congo.
Groupe Empain | |
Chromo illustrating tramways and other projects with a medallion portrait of Edouard Empain | |
| Named after | Édouard Empain |
|---|---|
| Formation | 1881 |
| Founder | Édouard Empain |
| Owners | Empain family |
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