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Effective October 15, 2001:Jacques Aschenbroich and Christian Streiff are appointed Senior Vice Presidents.
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The Building Distribution Division of Saint-Gobain announces the acquisition of Matriaux Runis (Caternet group), through its French subsidiary Point.P.Matriaux Runis is a general builders' merchant, based South-East of France.