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Faster and cheaper deposition of TCO layers for photovoltaic applications through new rotatable sputter target – demonstration on booth 7413.
Saint-Gobain today signed, with a large group of 24 banks*, a revolving credit facility for an amount of Euro 2.5 billion with a 3 year maturity (June 2012).
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French investment group Wendel (MWDP.PA) said on Friday June 5, 2009 it remained a committed shareholder of building materials company Saint Gobain (SGOB.
The Combined Ordinary and Extraordinary Shareholders’ Meeting of Compagnie de Saint-Gobain’s was held today, June 4, 2009, in Paris.
Donna Dickinson has been named Vice President of Development and Recruitment for the North American businesses of Saint-Gobain, the world’s largest building materials company.