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Posted Thu, 2011-10-20 17:45 by sysop
Headquartered
 Courbevoie, FR
Senior Management Pierre-Andr De Chalendar
www.saint-gobain.com Paris:SGO.PA
Founded 1665 Sector Industrial Goods
Employment 187,891 Industry General Building Materials
Extent and form of SBIR-STTR involvement
M/A transactions 1 ASSETs Involved
Working relationships 1
Founded in 1665, Compagnie de Saint-Gobain, headquartered in Courbevoie, France, the firm is arguably the longest established large firm to have SBIR collaboration interest. With almost 190,000 employees world wide,  Saint-Gobain is the largest building materials company, having also a major global presence in the production of high-performance materials and glass containers. Saint-Gobain North America, headquartered in Valley Forge, PA  employs some 19,000 people in more than 265 locations across the U.S. and Canada. Among the Saint-Gobain brand family in North America are North America includes CertainTeed Corporation, which offers the most comprehensive portfolio of interior and exterior building products in North America, as well as Saint-Gobain Abrasives, Saint-Gobain ADFORS (previously known as Saint-Gobain Technical Fabrics), Vetrotech Saint-Gobain North America, Saint-Gobain Glass, Saint-Gobain Solar, Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics, Norandex, Verallia, Saint-Gobain Crystals and Saint-Gobain NorPro.  In the sustainable energy space, Saint-Gobain is currently combining its know-how in construction products with its solar technology expertise to provide sustainable materials, engineered renewable energy solutions and photovoltaic solutions for the architectural market.  Saint-Gobain Solar is currently focused on the production of high-performance mirrors for solar thermal power plant operators; the manufacturing of high-tech components for PV modules (special glass, high-performance plastics, etc.); the production, via its Avancis business, of thin-film PV modules using CIGS technology (Copper–Indium–Gallium–Selenide) for distributors, systems integrators and solar power station operators; and the design and marketing of PV solutions for residential, tertiary, industrial and agricultural buildings.

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