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Saint-Gobain, the world's largest building materials company, reported a stronger-than-expected 12.2 percent rise in first-quarter sales on Thursday, helped by a recovering building sector in Europe and favourable weather conditions.
French glassmaker Saint-Gobain said on Tuesday that its Verallia glass packaging unit had taken the first step towards an initial public offering by filing documents with the French AMF regulator. "Saint-Gobain is thus pursuing the process…
Pierre-André de Chalendar, Chairman and CEO of the Compagnie de Saint-Gobain, inaugurated the new solar glass furnace at the Saint-Gobain Glass Renedo plant in Spain, 15 kilometers from Santander.
India is an investment hot-spot, as far as glass manufacturer Saint Gobain is concerned. One in every 4 euros it spends is spent in India, reports CNBC-TV18's Swathi Narayanan.
The American Architectural Manufacturers Association (AAMA) recognized the contributions and achievements of its members and congratulated award winners at the 74th Annual Conference Awards Banquet held in Coronado (San Diego), Calif.
BRUSSELS – Despite its complicated rules, Belgium topped the European rankings for its success in recycling glass.
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.
Trainor Glass Co., Alsip, Ill., opened its newest division at 8999 Western Way, Suite 104, Jacksonville, Fla.
Sofia, Bulgaria will host the South East European Waste Management & Recycling Conference & Exhibition Save the Planet on 13-15 April 2011.
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…
40 top experts now confirmed to present waste management strategies in Sofia next April 2011.With four months to go, top companies are now preparing to share their waste management strategies at the annual South East European Conference &…
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…
Umweltcluster Bayern - partner of the South-East European Conference & Exhibition on Waste Management & Recycling (13-15 April 2011)By Via Expo, Sofia, BulgariaThe Umweltcluster Bayern is the network of the Bavarian industry and scientific…
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.
European Federation of Waste Management & Waste-to-Energy Research and Technology Council support South-East Europe DevelopmentSave the PlanetWaste Management & Recycling Event in April 201114 December 2010European Federation representing…
Cebrace announced today plans to build a new float glass plant in Bahia State, in northeastern Brazil.
 South-East European Environmental Forum ‘Save the Planet’Waste Management & Recycling Conference & Exhibition13 to 15 April, 2011 in Sofia, BulgariaThe Netherlands – Strategic Partner The countries of South-East European Region are…
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…
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.
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…
Saint-Gobain organizes its third « Saint-Gobain & Start-ups » Competition to reward innovations from start-up companies in the habitat, energy and environment fields.
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*.