Stakeholders
Our suppliers
The Purchasing team has the goal to:
- Support Vallourec strategic plan by developing and managing a reliable world class supply base enabling the Group competitiveness and value creation for the success of its customers
- Optimize the Group performance in terms of quality, costs, working capital, lead-time, safety and innovation thanks to operational excellence and continuous improvement of the purchasing process and suppliers’ performance
- Evaluate supplier risks, including social and environmental responsibility and implement a CO2 emissions reduction plan as part of our Sustainable Purchasing Policy. Ensure respect of all applicable regulations including international sanctions by all suppliers in compliance with our internal policies.
- Develop Purchasing experts & leaders supported by efficient digital tools
Vallourec expects all suppliers to align with the Group’s ESG targets and strategy so that its entire value chain contributes to sustainability, ethical standards and the continuous improvement of environmental and social performance.
Vallourec demonstrates its commitment to responsible and sustainable procurement through the signature of the CNA (Conseil National des Achats) with the “Sustainable Procurement and Supplier Relations Charter”.
Our customers
As a trusted partner to our customers, we provide them with high value-added solutions wherever and whenever they need them, across their entire value chain, with the aim of lowering their operating costs. We know our markets and customers inside out. We welcome our customers’ feedback, since it helps us better understand their needs and anticipate their expectations.
This strength, amplified by our culture of constant innovation and technological leadership, has enabled us to design a new set of services. This bundle of integrated services, which takes our competitiveness to another level, aims to improve the performance of our existing physical services, enrich our deep knowledge of the field, and offer new services that take full advantage of the digital world. We co-develop these high-value-added solutions with our customers to ensure that they fit their needs perfectly. Our approach is innovative, proactive, comprehensive, and agile—all for an unprecedented experience.
Our shareholders
We cultivate a trusting relationship and an ongoing dialogue with our shareholders. Regular informational meetings are held as part of this relationship. The annual general meeting is an unmissable event that Vallourec executives consider to be a special moment for dialogue, listening, and coming together around a shared ambition: value creation.
As required by current regulations, we are committed to providing candid, transparent information to all of our shareholders through our various channels for financial communication (activity report, letter to shareholders, website, news feed).
Our investors and financial analysts
On a regular basis and in accordance with best business practices, the Investor Relations Department organizes, along with various members of the Group’s executive management, meetings with institutional investors and financial analysts, including SRI (socially responsible investment) specialists, in France and abroad:
- Each quarter, a conference call is organized when the financial results are released. Members of the Management Board present the results and answer questions from analysts. The conference call is broadcast live and rebroadcast on the Group’s website;
- Vallourec regularly participates in events on socially responsible investment (SRI). These meetings with investment funds and SRI analysts contribute to the Group’s progress in the field of sustainable development;
- Periodically, an Investor Day is organized, where a presentation is made to the financial community on the Group’s strategy, products and operations. Accessible to everyone in the form of a video broadcast that is available on the Group’s website, the Investor Day allows investors and analysts to have detailed discussions with the Chief Executive Officer, the Chief Financial Officer, the Management Board and the operational supervisors on a wide range of topics, outside of the periods for reporting results.
- Whenever the opportunity arises, Vallourec organizes site visits to present the Group’s facilities to analysts and investors, highlighting the added value of its Research and Development or the success of its Delphy solution for vertical hydrogen storage.
Supporting local communities
Vallourec has initiated numerous relationships with local stakeholders in its activities, such as professional organizations and local authorities, residents’ associations and groups with a social or environmental objective related to its sites’ operations.
Actions for the benefit of local stakeholders mainly concern donations and voluntary initiatives carried out in countries where the needs and expectations of the local residents are highest, such as Brazil and Indonesia.
Initiatives must be in line with the Group’s policy and three key priorities: education, environmental protection and health, with the fight against poverty in particular (depending on the local context).
In 2025, more than 160 projects were completed to benefit the surrounding communities. For example, several educational actions were set up in all regions where the Group operates. They range from supplying school equipment and funding cultural and extracurricular activities to encouraging vocations through science and engineering projects. Other initiatives supported access to basic education for children from disadvantaged backgrounds.
