Innovation across the whole value chain
Thanks to our agile approach to innovation, we can meet our customers' new needs more quickly. And these needs change rapidly, expanding the range of innovation opportunities. Our customers now ask us for more than
tubes and connexions that can withstand complex environments. They also and above all want integrated solutions that make it easier to use Vallourec products, limit environmental impacts, and enable them to cut their operating costs.
We rise to this challenge every day, thanks to our open ecosystem. Open to new technologies and partnerships with start-ups, manufacturers, laboratories and universities, via our
open innovation challenges (link to open innovation platform), open to employees' suggestions thanks to our in-house innovation platform and, of course, keen to hear our customers express their specific needs in our "Front End Innovation" workshops. We also meet this challenge with our innovation boosters, which allow us to develop the best solutions fast, in agile mode, with measurable results.
At Vallourec we want to enrich our range of innovative – and in many cases digital – solutions to complement our tubular solutions. For example, Vallourec.smart offers distinctive solutions that combine products and services, optimize and protect our customers' facilities, simplify the traceability of products and their journeys, and thereby cut operating costs.
To continue to enhance customer satisfaction, Vallourec harnesses all the power of
digital technology, and favors a collaborative approach.
An essential component of the Group's transformation, innovation helps to enhance our leadership and keep it strong.