Group

Saint-Gobain Group

• Operations in 64 countries
• Four operating sectors:
  • Construction Products
  • Innovative Materials - Flat Glass and High-Performance Materials
  • Building Distribution
  • Packaging

Saint-Gobain is the world leader in:

• Building materials distribution
• Ductile iron pipe systems
• Plasterboard and plaster
• Insulation
• Industrial mortars
• Ceramics and plastics
• Textile solutions
• Abrasives
• Flat glass

Innovation

• €400 million invested in R & D annually
• 3500 researchers working on major strategic projects
• 16 R & D Centres throughout Europe, the United States and Asia
• Saint-Gobain filed 388 patents in 2009

Energy and environment

• One third of revenues comes from energy saving and environmental products and solutions
• In July 2003 Saint-Gobain became a member of the United Nations Global Compact.

Products

• Saint-Gobain insulates 1 out of 5 houses in the United States
• Saint-Gobain supply one-fifth of the global photovoltaic glass market and half of the European market.
• We manufacture membranes which improve acoustics and thermal insulation of buildings whilst promoting architectural creativity.
• One in every two cars in Europe uses glass manufactured by Saint-Gobain.
• We manufacture more than 25 billion bottles and jars a year.

People

• The Saint-Gobain Group employ 190,000 people.
• Saint-Gobain invests more that £65 million each year in its training and development programme.
• In 2008, every employee received 24 hours of training on average.