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Finanztreff.de reported that the turnover of Saint-Gobain Oberland for the full year 2005 is 305.3 million euros, compared to 335.0 million euros for the previous year.
2005: Another Year of GrowthExcluding the impact of British Plaster Board (BPB), consolidated at December 1, 2005:- Sales +8.4% (to EUR 34,873 million)- Operating Income +4.6% (to EUR 2,868 million)- Business Income +8.0% (to EUR 2,611 million)- Net…
Group sales climbed over 8 percent reports Saint-Gobain with contributions from the High-Performance Materials Sector for Ceramics, Plastics and Abrasives Divisions.
On February 11, 2006, the ground-breaking ceremony for the "Nevada Solar One" solar power plant took place in Boulder City, Nevada.
Structuran Glass Ceramic is a 100% recycled (& fully recyclable) material formed from auto glass using a patented method.
CertainTeed Corporation, one of North America's leading building products manufacturers, is proud to announce a partnership with sister companies Norton Abrasives and BPB in a team sponsorship of the number 66 Best Buy Chevrolet for the 2006…
Guardian Industries Corp. announced at the 2006 International Builders Show its newest glass innovation, ShowerGuard, the first and only temperable, permanently protected shower glass.
In keeping with its commitment to introduce state-of-the-art glass products, the Paris-based Multinational Saint-Gobain announced introduction of a rage of solar control reflective glass products.
On Febraury 12, 2006, Saudi Guardian International Float Glass Co., Ltd. (GulfGuard), along with its joint venture partners, Guardian Industries Corp., National Company for Glass Industries Ltd. (Zoujaj) and Al Zamil Group, held a groundbreaking…
Saint-Gobain, a Paris based global glass gaint, has accorded India as top priority zone in all its business ventures in Asia over the next five years, Jean Louis Beffa, chairman and chief executive officer has said.
High Performance(TM) Low-E4(TM) glass features exterior coating that, when activated by sunlight, helps reduce dirt build-up and water spots.
Saint-Gobain Vitrage, Saint-Gobains Flat Glass Sector and Shell have signed a memorandum of understanding to produce next-generation solar panels.
Saint-Gobain SA said it has formed a partnership with Royal Dutch Shell PLC to develop a new technology of solar panels consisting of thin films of copper indium selenide (CIS) on glass, instead of traditional silicon wafers.
Cie. de Saint-Gobain SA, Europe's biggest distributor of building materials, said second-half profit was little changed as costs related to the French company's acquisition of plasterboard maker BPB Plc countered increased demand in the U.…
Saint-Gobain Vetrotex has created a Specialty Reinforcements Group (SRG) for the North American market, as a part of a strategy to move closer to the market.
Jeffrey Rioux of Saint-Gobain Crystals will present a report on advances in the design and ballistic performance of the company's Sapphire Transparent Armor System at the upcoming 30th Annual International Conference and Exposition on Advanced…
Japan's Nippon Sheet Glass is unlikely to agree to buy Pilkington Plc for several more weeks as it continues to plough through the glassmaker's books, sources familiar with the situation said.
Lacobel is a clear glass, one side of which is coated with a high-quality paint. The painted side is always protected by positioning it against the supporting structure.
The growing use of coated glass, especially newly introduced Low-E's with emissivities as low as 0.02-0.04 combined with the trend of continuous seek of superior optical quality has set the glass processing companies in a challenging situation.
Bekaert, the premier supplier of rotatable sputtering technologies delivering lower cost of ownership and higher coater throughput, has announced that Lance Sides has joined the company as the Market Manager for North American Operations.
To support the rapidly growing regional construction industry, and provide an improved offering for its customers, Al Abbar Architectural Glass has announced multi-million dollar investment plans to expand its UAE-based operation.
The board of French building materials maker Saint-Gobain will meet later on Monday to consider the size of a raised hostile bid for BPB after the plasterboard maker rejected calls for friendly talks over the weekend, said a source close to the…
Saint-Gobain SA, the French building materials group, is this weekend making a last-ditch approach to the board of BPB PLC in an effort to seal an agreed 3.8 bln stg takeover of the British plasterboard company, both The Sunday Times and The Sunday…
The European Commission on Wednesday cleared French glass firm Compagnie de Saint-Gobain SA's hostile 3.68 billion British pound (euro5.45 billion; US$6.4 billion) bid for British plasterboard maker BPB PLC.
Emirates Glass, a Dubai Investment subsidiary and regional market leader in premium glass products, has successfully executed contracts for the supply of more than 67,000 square meters of its products to 10 important regional projects - 42,000…