The Flat Glass Sector brings together Saint-Gobain’s four main flat glass activities:
- the manufacture of basic flat glass products
- the processing and distribution of glass for the building industry
- flat glass products for the automotive industry
- the production of specialty glass, which includes products for home appliances, nuclear safety glass, fireproof glass and glass for electronic products.

Flat Glass continues to follow an impressive rate of international expansion. The business currently operates in 36 countries, including many emerging countries and Brazil, and has recently pursued expansion into China. Additional new float-glass lines are also under construction in India, Romania and Poland.

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KEY FIGURES

   SALES
(in mns of euros)
   OPERATING INCOME
(in mns of euros)

   BREAKDOWN OF SALES
BY GEOGRAPHIC AREA
   BREAKDOWN OF SALES
PER MARKET

   KEY CONSOLIDATED FIGURES
(in mns of euros)
2005
2006
Sales
4,680
5,083
Operating income
453
480
Cash flow from operations
528
529
Capital expenditure
485
448