Despite economic-nationalistic misgivings from France's president Charles de Gaulle,[1] the two groups gradually integrated their operations and structures in the following decade: Schneider's historic steelmaking subsidiary, the Société des Forges et Ateliers du Creusot (SFAC), merged in 1970 with the Compagnie des Ateliers et Forges de la Loire to form Creusot-Loire.
[3] In nuclear engineering, Schneider, via the SFAC, had been a major stakeholder of Framatome since its creation in 1958, and became its dominant shareholder in 1976 by acquiring the 15-percent stake previously held by Westinghouse Electric Corporation.
Spie Bagnitolles was divested in 1996, largely completing Schneider's transformation from conglomerate to a global manufacturing company focused on electrical equipment.
[4] Electrorail, formerly a major holding company within the Empain group galaxy, remained traded on the Brussels Stock Exchange until delisting in 2003.
[5] Its former head office (French: Siège d'Électrorail [fr]) is a noted art deco building in Brussels.