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One ambition: to improve the well-being of all A Group organization to serve customer and market needs

Main brands

Positioning Innovative security glazing to make the automobile into a comfortable living space SAINT-GOBAIN SEKURIT TRANSPORT Specialist glazing for the railroad industry, trucks, buses and coaches, and tractor and machine operator’s cabs SAINT-GOBAIN SULLY High-performance transparencies for the aerospace and naval industries, and armored vehicles SAINT-GOBAIN AUTOVER Distribution of replacement glazing and related products for businesses in the automotive after-sales market European network of fixed and mobile assembly stations for automotive glazing repair, fitting and replacement

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French network of specialist automotive glazing repair, fitting and replacement franchise operators

Main competitors NSG (Japan) „ Asahi (Japan) „ Guardian (United States) „ Sisecam (Turkey) „ Various Chinese glass manufacturers „

Together we make a material 5.1.2 difference: High-Performance Materials A word from the President “Together, we make a material difference: working with  our customers and partners, we design and produce differentiated solutions that improve the performance of our customers in the automotive, aerospace, healthcare and manufacturing sectors.” — Laurent Guillot, President, High-Performance Materials Sector High-Performance Materials (HPM) provides value-added solutions for a wide range of high-tech applications in transport, health, construction and industry. It is developing considerable expertise in a range of technologies, giving it the ability to design solutions tailored to its customers’ specific needs. The HPM Sector is underpinned by strong materials science, formulation and design capabilities in ceramics, performance

polymers and glass fiber. It has expertise in multiple state-of-the-art applications that make use of the specific properties of its materials (high temperature resistance, abrasion, chemical stability, surface properties, etc.). Many of the sector’s products are developed jointly with customers to cater for specific customer needs, particularly in plastic products, highly sophisticated refractory products for the metalworking and glass manufacturing industries, and crystals for radiation detection systems. In order to be closer to its markets, the sector maintains a large sales force that is supported, in the largest countries, by logistics centers that allow it to provide quick and efficient service to customers. The Ceramic Materials Activity consists of businesses involved in the synthesis and transformation of ceramics raw materials used in a wide variety of markets: abrasives, petroleum extraction, aerospace, defense, paper, etc., as well as refractory products for metallurgy and all glass-related technologies.

Main brands

Positioning SAINT-GOBAIN NORPRO Ceramics solutions for the energy markets World leader in refractory materials for the glass manufacturing industry

The leader in ceramic grinding beads, shot-blasting and sandblasting agents, and zirconium oxide powders and products for industrial applications

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