What France Industrie does

France Industrie is the unified professional organization representing French industry, established in 2018 through the merger of the Groupement des Fédérations Industrielles (GFI) and the Cercle de l'Industrie. It operates as a French non-profit association (association loi 1901) with a Paris headquarters at 17 rue de l'Amiral Hamelin and a Brussels liaison office, supported by a permanent staff of approximately 10 people plus 12 regional collectives across all French metropolitan regions. Its membership comprises 84 organizations: 53 large private and public industrial companies (including Air Liquide, Airbus, EDF, L'Oréal, Michelin, Renault, Sanofi, Schneider Electric, Thales, and TotalEnergies) and 31 sector federations (including GIFAS, France Chimie, UIMM, ANIA), which it represents before public authorities, parliamentary bodies, and economic stakeholders on competitiveness, employment, taxation, training, innovation, environment, and energy matters.

The organization is funded by membership dues paid by its 84 members and does not sell products in the conventional sense. Its primary offerings are representational and advocacy services, including six working groups (energy-climate, R&D/innovation, digital/future industry, circular economy, taxation, Europe), the Tech Factory startup club launched in 2021 (approximately 60 industrial startup CEOs across 9 technology families), the publicly available "Fabriqué en France" tricolor logo introduced in 2021, and a monthly statistical dashboard tracking French manufacturing production (€815 billion), value added (€300 billion), employment (2.838 million jobs), and trade balance.

Strategically, France Industrie channels its influence through institutional positions: the Vice-President chairs the National Council of Industry (CNI), the President sits on MEDEF's Executive Council, and the organization co-founded related entities including La Fabrique de l'Industrie think tank (2011), French Fab label (2017), Start Industrie network (2022), and Alliance Industrie du Futur. It generates regular publications, press releases, and participates in annual events including the Semaine de l'Industrie, Rencontres des Entrepreneurs de France, le BIG Bpifrance, and Global Industrie.

Name

France Industrie

Legal name

France Industrie

Website

https://franceindustrie.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

France Industrie is the unified French non-profit association (association loi 1901) representing 53 major industrial companies and 31 sector federations before public authorities, with offices in Paris and Brussels, and programs including Tech Factory, the Fabriqué en France logo, and industry statistical dashboards.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industry Trade Association Services

NAICS

Business Associations (813910), Professional Organizations (813920)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Economic Research, Statistics & Policy Advisory (BPADAMAJ)

akta.pro secondary industry

Technical Committees, Working Groups & Expert Panels (BPADANAB)

Keywords

• Industry representation
• Industrial advocacy
• Trade association
• Policy advocacy
• Industry federation

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership dues: France Industrie operates as a professional organization funded by membership dues from its 84 member organizations (53 large companies and 31 sector federations).

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

France Industrie is the unified professional organization representing industry in France, bringing together 53 major private and public industrial companies and 31 sector federations. It provides industry representation, policy advocacy, and collective expertise to public authorities, parliamentary bodies, and economic stakeholders on competitiveness, employment, taxation, training, funding, export, innovation, environment, and energy issues. The organization is funded through membership dues and operates dedicated programs including the Tech Factory startup club, working groups, the Made in France branding logo, and monthly industry statistical dashboards.

Product overview

France Industrie is a professional organization (not a software product company) that provides industry representation services, advocacy, and networking programs. Its main offerings include the Tech Factory startup club supporting French industrial startups, a 'Made in France' branding logo for products meeting EU origin criteria, and monthly industry statistical dashboards. The organization also facilitates 6 working groups on key industrial topics (energy-climate, R&D/innovation, digital/future industry, circular economy, taxation, Europe) and organizes events including Industry Week, the Global Industrie trade show, and economic heritage days.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• French Fab (La French Fab): A French industrial label created in 2017 to federate French manufacturers and strengthen the promotion of French industry internationally. France Industrie is one of its founding members.

Products and services

• Tech Factory A startup club launched in 2021 that brings together around 60 CEOs of French industrial startups selected from 9 technology families (energy, materials/construction, mobility, health, chemicals, clean technologies, food/agriculture, telecom/electronics, fashion/textile). The program aims to improve the economic and regulatory environment for industrial startups and accelerate their industrialization.
• Logo Fabriqué en France (Made in France Logo) A downloadable tricolor logo created in 2021 under France Industrie's leadership to help consumers identify products manufactured in France. Available free to all market players (distributors, producers, manufacturers) who meet EU 'Made in France' regulations.
• Tableau de bord mensuel (Monthly Industry Dashboard) Monthly statistical dashboard providing key figures on French industry including production value (815 billion euros), value added (300 billion euros), employment (2.838 million jobs), trade balance, and investment data.

Quantifiable outcome

• 84 member organizations representing the unified voice of French industry
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers20 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

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Partnerships

18 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• MEDEFcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMEDEF is France's largest employers' federation. France Industrie's President has a seat on MEDEF's Executive Council. The organizations collaborate on policy advocacy, economic consultations, and events like the Rencontres des Entrepreneurs de France and Journées du Patrimoine Économique.
• National Council of Industry (CNI)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe National Council of Industry is one of the main tools for industrial recovery in France, created in 2010 and relaunched in 2017. The Vice President of France Industrie chairs the CNI.
• Direction Générale des Entreprises (DGE)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDGE is the directorate-general for competitiveness, industry, and services at the Ministry of Economy. France Industrie collaborates with DGE on industry policy, Semaine de l'Industrie, and industrial initiatives.
• Alliance Industrie du Futur (AIF)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAlliance Industrie du Futur brings together professional organizations, industrial companies, and academic partners to make France a leader in industrial renewal. France Industrie is a founding member and collaborates on industry 4.0 initiatives.
• La Fabrique de l'IndustriecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLa Fabrique de l'Industrie is a think tank created in 2011 and supported by UIMM, France Industrie, and GIM. It provides research and analysis on industrial policy issues. Co-chaired by Louis Gallois and Pierre-André de Chalendar.
• Business FranceminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBusiness France handles the international development of French companies and promotes France's economic attractiveness. France Industrie collaborates on international promotion of French industry.
• French FabcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerFrench Fab is a label created in 2017 to unite French industrial companies and promote French industry abroad. France Industrie is one of its founding members.
• BDI (Bundesverband der Deutschen Industrie)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBDI is Germany's leading industry representation organization. France Industrie collaborates with BDI on European industrial policy, including joint declarations on hydrogen and competitiveness.
• European CommissioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFrance Industrie engages with the European Commission on industrial policy, energy-climate regulations (Green Deal, Fit for 55), CBAM, and other EU policy initiatives affecting French industry.
• ConfindustriaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerConfindustria is the Italian employers' confederation representing over 116,000 companies. France Industrie collaborates on European industrial policy matters.
• Global IndustriecoreGTM or Marketing PartnerGlobal Industrie is France's major industrial trade show. France Industrie is a historical institutional supporter of this annual event.
• ANRT (Association Nationale de la Recherche et de la Technologie)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerANRT is France's network for public-private research collaboration. France Industrie member and ANRT President Patrice Caine connects the organizations.
• CETIMminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCETIM is the technical center for mechanical industries. France Industrie collaborates with CETIM on Boost French Fab platform and industrial support initiatives.
• Regions de FranceminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegions de France represents French regions. France Industrie works with regional authorities through its 12 regional collectives.
• RexecodeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRexecode is an independent French economic research institute. France Industrie partners with Rexecode for economic analysis and market intelligence.
• Start IndustriecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStart Industrie is the network of French industrial startups. France Industrie and Tech Factory are among the 15 founding organizations. Created in June 2022.
• FIM (Fédération des Industries Mécaniques)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFIM is the federation of mechanical industries. Collaborates with France Industrie on Boost French Fab platform and industrial initiatives.
• OPCO 2iminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOPCO 2i is the skills operator for industry. France Industrie collaborates on workforce training and skills development issues.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• National Association of Manufacturers (NAM): Largest US manufacturing trade association representing large industrial companies on policy and advocacy. Comparable model of major-company-led manufacturing representation in another major economy.
• MEDEF (Mouvement des Entreprises de France): France's largest employers' federation, with overlapping scope in employer and industry representation. France Industrie's President sits on MEDEF's Executive Council and the two organizations co-organize major events such as Rencontres des Entrepreneurs de France.
• CBI (Confederation of British Industry): UK's primary business and industry representation organization with a comparable mandate of representing national industry to government. A direct functional analog in another major European economy.
• BDI (Bundesverband der Deutschen Industrie): Germany's leading industry representation organization with the same core mandate of representing national industry to government and EU institutions. France Industrie has an active strategic partnership with BDI on joint declarations (hydrogen, competitiveness), making it the closest direct functional peer.
• FIM (Fédération des Industries Mécaniques): French federation of mechanical industries, a sector federation member of France Industrie. Collaborates on Boost French Fab platform and industrial initiatives, representing sub-sector industry interests alongside France Industrie.
• UIMM (Union des Industries et Métiers de la Métallurgie): French federation of mechanical and metalworking industries, itself a member of France Industrie. Overlapping scope in industry representation for manufacturing companies and partner on workforce training (OPCO 2i) and Boost French Fab.
• VDMA (Verband Deutscher Maschinen- und Anlagenbau): Germany's mechanical engineering industry association, the largest in Europe. Comparable to France Industrie's sector federation members (UIMM, FIM), representing industrial manufacturers on policy and competitiveness.
• Confindustria: Italian employers' confederation representing over 116,000 companies with a similar national-industry representation mandate. France Industrie has a strategic partnership with Confindustria on European industrial policy matters.

Broad incumbents

• BusinessEurope: Pan-European employers' confederation representing national federations at EU level. Acts as the supranational layer above France Industrie and its direct national peers for EU-level advocacy on industrial policy, trade, and labor.

Others

• La Fabrique de l'Industrie: French industrial policy think tank co-founded by France Industrie in 2011. Functions as the research and policy-analysis arm closely tied to France Industrie, providing intellectual output that informs the federation's advocacy positions.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

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