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KEY FIGURES FOR THE FLAT GLASS SECTOR
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Sales of Euros 5 bn i.e 12% of total sales in 2006 |
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N°1 in Europe
N°3 worldwide |
THE FLAT GLASS SECTOR PRODUCES, PROCESSES, AND MARKETS GLASS PRODUCTS
The basic product, clear or tinted glass, is made on floats, in large industrial units that also produce high-value-added glazing. The glass is then processed, in small or medium-sized units for applications in the building market, in large industrial units for applications in the automobile market. The Sector also has companies specializing in making glass products for the aerospace and transport industries, optics, household electrical appliances, and electronics. The Sector attains a high level of quality in all of its businesses. All of its plants have quality systems to guarantee customers the quality they require.
"Saint-Gobain supplied the glass for the Louvre Pyramid."
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GLAZING FOR THE AUTOMOBILE SECTOR
For the automobile, SEKURIT SAINT-GOBAIN INTERNATIONAL works in partnership with automakers to develop sophisticated new glazing and new functions that simplify the work of fitting the glazing on the body and allow for recycling. SEKURIT SAINT-GOBAIN, active in 22 countries, is today the glass supplier of reference to the automobile industry.
"Saint-Gobain provides glass for fifty percent of all cars in Europe."
GLAZING FOR THE BUILDING SECTOR
For Building, the Flat Glass Sector offers the largest line of glass products under its SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS brand name. On this market, it is active in Europe and Latin America through large companies that make the basic products and subsidiaries specializing in processing and trade. In countries where the Sector has no manufacturing facilities, Saint-Gobain Expover imports its full line of products.
GLAZING FOR "SPECIALTIES"
The Flat Glass Sector meets global demand in specific sectors through its specialized companies. They have developed particular glassmaking techniques for household appliances, fireproof glass optics for industry, nuclear protection glass, commercial refrigeration, etc.
The company SOVIS specializes in making glass products for the optics industry (e.g. technical lighting, spectacles and radiation shielding windows for the nuclear industry) as well as glass processing for household appliances (oven doors, stovetops) and commercial refrigeration (e.g. refrigerated food counters).
Other companies in the Flat Glass Sector are also active in the household appliance sector: EMMABODA and SCAN GLASS in Scandinavia, THERMAX in Great Britain, COVINA in Portugal and COVISEL in Brazil. EUROKERA and KERAGLASS manufacture and market clear fire-resistant glass ceramics used for cooking tops. EUROKERA NORTH AMERICA produces and markets these burners in America. VETROTECH INTERNATIONAL develops and markets special fireproof glass.
VETROTECH owns 7 sales units overseas:
- VETROTECH SAINT-GOBAIN A/S (Scandinavia)
- VETROTECH SAINT-GOBAIN BENELUX (Belgium)
- VETROTECH SAINT-GOBAIN UK
- VETROTECH SAINT-GOBAIN DEUTSCHLAND
- VETROTECH SAINT-GOBAIN ATLANTIQUE (France, Portugal and Spain)
- VETROTECH SG SOUTH (Austria, Italy, Slovenia and Switzerland)
- VETROTECH EXPROVER (America and Asia)
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