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World leader in habitat, Saint-Gobain has just organized its third global innovation competition, aimed at rewarding start-up companies offering the most innovative solutions in the fields of habitat, energy and the environment.
The panel will include Roland Matzig, founder of RMP Architects which consulted on the world’s only Passive House skyscraper built to date in Germany; Bill Butcher, who developed ‘Denby Dale’, one of the UK’s first Passive House developments and…
Grant Supports Expansion of National Green Building and Job-Training Program for Disconnected Youth and Fosters Careers in Green Construction and EntrepreneurshipValley Forge, PA, December 14, 2010 – Saint-Gobain and CertainTeed are joining forces…
Compagnie de Saint-Gobain today signed, with a large group of 24 banks*, a revolving credit facility for an amount of Euro 3 billion, maturing in December 2015.
Insulating glass units with high-speed sealingNeuhausen-Hamberg (Germany), December 06, 2010.
Cebrace announced today plans to build a new float glass plant in Bahia State, in northeastern Brazil.
Super Spacer® I.G. units in continuous productionNeuhausen-Hamberg (Germany), November 15, 2010.
Alliance accelerates electrochromic glass leadership position;Funding will actualize world’s first large-scale electrochromic glass plant;SAGE to spearhead R&D and manufacturing for Saint-Gobain electrochromic productsFARIBAULT, Minn.--(BUSINESS…
In order to further improve production standards Ellbee Ltd decided to invest in an insulating glass line to automate production in 2007.
Bystronic glass installs its 1000th insulating glass pressNeuhausen-Hamberg (Germany),November 03, 2010.
The French major is interested in putting up a plant in India, but feels that given the inadequacy of scale, some government support is necessary.
GIA announces the release of a comprehensive global report on the Flat Glass markets. The global market for Flat Glass is projected to exceed 34 million metric tons by 2015.
At glasstec / solarpeq 2010 the Bystronic glass Group presented numerous innovations in all core competences, as announced.
In cooperation with Schmid Technology Systems GmbH and the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems (ISE), Bystronic glass has developed a technology which allows wafer-based solar modules to be produced in a significantly faster and cheaper…
A wide range of special glasses will be presented by SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS to skilled tradesmen, processors and architects on stand A26 in Hall 11 at glasstec 2010, the world’s largest trade fair for glass, which will be held in Dusseldorf from 28.09…
September 1, 2010 Bystronic glass receives Window & Door 2010 Crystal Achievement Award Window & Door magazine has announced its 2010 Crystal Achievement  Selected by a panel of judges representing all segments of the industry, the awards…
Saint-Gobain organizes its third « Saint-Gobain & Start-ups » Competition to reward innovations from start-up companies in the habitat, energy and environment fields.
The diversity and colour of the field for the legendary Le Mans 24-hour race is matched by the product range of Sotraver, a local glass processing company.
After a first quarter affected by very cold winter weather in Europe, trading rebounded sharply overall in the second quarter of 2010, with the Group reporting 3.9% organic growth.
Façades with a high share of glass are a particularly hotly discussed topic from the point of view of energy efficiency.
Saint-Gobain’s consolidated sales for first-quarter 2010 came in at €8,737 million, versus €8,782 million in the first quarter of 2009, representing a decline of 0.5% on an actual structure basis and of 2.0% at constant exchange rates*.
The glass processor Hansen Glass, based in the UK town of Kirkby , modernised its insulating glass production with the acquisition of a spacerbender COMBI from Bystronic glass.
A new addition to the Warsaw diplomatic quarter: glass from the CLIMAplusSECURIT partners Glaskontor Erfurt and KINON Porz provides optimal energy efficiency and security in the new British Embassy, built according to plans of London’s Tony Fretton…
Solaglas’ new consumer brochure on its market leading sealed unit SGG EcoClear®+ is now available to customers.
Saint-Gobain shareholders responded favorably to the dividend reinvestment option, with 72.1% of the total dividend to be paid in stock.