Saint-Gobain Company Description
One of the world's largest materials groups, Compagnie de Saint-Gobain is in a glass by itself. The mega-group develops, manufactures, and distributes a wide variety of products for construction, transportation, industrial, food storage, and solar energy usage. Saint-Gobain operates in five sectors: Construction Products (including gypsum, insulation, industrial mortars, and pipe), Building Distribution, Flat Glass, High-Performance Materials (including mineral ceramics, performance polymers, and glass fabrics), and Packaging (glass bottles). It owns notable brands including Gyproc, Dahl International , and CertainTeed. Saint-Gobain dates to the 1660s, when it made mirrors for the Palace of Versailles.
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