Mersen SA provides materials and solutions for extreme environments as well as in the safety and reliability of electrical equipment. The firm designs solutions to address its client's specific needs to enable them to optimize their manufacturing process in the sectors such as energy, transportation, and electronics, chemical, pharmaceutical and process industries. It operates its business through two segments: Advanced Materials and Electrical Power. The Advanced Materials segment includes the Group’s three businesses related to carbon materials: graphite specialties for high-temperature applications (Graphite Specialties), anticorrosion equipment (Anticorrosion Equipment), mainly used in the chemicals sector and power transfer technologies (Power Transfer Technologies). The Electrical Power segment includes the Group’s two businesses related to the electrical market, namely Solutions for Power Management and electrical protection and control (primarily fuses, industrial fuse holders, and surge protection solutions) (Electrical Protection & Control). The company was founded on January 1, 1937 and is headquartered in Courbevoie, France.