| Nov. 1883 | An iron foundry was set up on the present site | ![]() |
| Nov. 1919 | Setting up of the " FONDERIES DU VAL RICARD " limited company Production of spare parts for the textile industry in the area. |
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| 1968 | A melting furnace was installed. Expansion of the production with materials such as steel and Ferrosilicon 9 and 15 % |
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| Sept 1980 | A research department equiped with Autocad was created | |
| Mars 2005 | The existing melting furnace burns down | |
| Oct. 2005 | F3M buys the shares of Val Ricard. Objective : to improve quality, productivity and the technical assets of the foundry |