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KEY FIGURES FOR THE REINFORCEMENT DIVISION
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Sales of Euros 1.4 bn i.e 3% of total sales in 2006 |
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N°1 worldwide |
A specialist in reinforcement materials, the Reinforcement Activity has been gradually organized into divisions based on two fundamental business sectors:
- Saint-Gobain Vetrotex for spinning, which represents 78% of the sales
- and Saint-Gobain Technical Fabrics for transformation, for the remaining 22%.
The Reinforcement Activity employs over 8000 persons in nearly 20 countries.
Under the terms of an agreement reached in July 2007, Saint-Gobain sold its Reinforcement and Composites activities to the Owens Corning Group (Saint Gobain Vetrotex), with the exception of its American fibre reinforcements activities, which will be sold separately. The turnover of the activities sold to Owens Corning represented 715 million euros in 2006.
Saint-Gobain Vetrotex produced and handled the marketing of glass strands for the reinforcement of composite materials.
The Solutions Textiles activities, Saint Gobain Technical Fabrics, essentially involved in construction markets, remains at the heart of Saint-Gobain's High Performance Materials Division.
SAINT-GOBAIN TECHNICAL FABRICS
Saint-Gobain Technical Fabrics specializes in the manufacture and sale of reinforcement fabrics and scrims (made of glass, polyester, aramid and carbon) for construction, engineered composites and industrial products.
Saint-Gobain Technical Fabrics product applications can be found:
- in the construction sector: reinforcement scrims for façade cladding, gypsum or cement panels, but also joints for wall-crack repair and wall-covering;
- in the engineered composite sector: mesh for road repair and soil stabilisation, fabrics for aircraft parts and helicopter blades, for ice hockey sticks and for windsurfers;
- and in the industrial equipment sector: fabrics for the reinforcement of abrasive grinding disks, or thermal insulating covers and gloves, as well as carpet reinforcement and scrims for boat sails.
Saint-Gobain Technical Fabrics combines both a weaving and a textile transformation company, each with over 50 years of experience, and each occupying the position of leader and expert in their respective markets which are advantageously complementary and global.
Saint-Gobain Technical Fabrics has enjoyed record sales growth: more than 20% per year on the world level. Its global market share is around 25% in a multi-application, extremely competitive and fast developing (+12% annually) market. Its objective is to become the world leader in reinforcement scrims and fabrics.
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