Buildings that protect the environment
                   Materials for renewable energy
                   Materials for drinking water supply and wastewater treatment
                   Recycling or reusing products at the end of their life-cycle
                   Actively contributing to the development of clean technology


MATERIALS FOR DRINKING WATER SUPPLY AND WASTEWATER TREATMENT


By their very nature, the products of the Pipe Division contribute to sustainable development, by making it possible to carry drinking water and to evacuate waste water. The Division's first area of expertise was in the setting up of urban drinking water networks.

Over the past twenty years, a new application has appeared. As the urban centers of developing countries expanded, their water supply had to be sought further and further afield.


The Division produces large-diameter pipes, of up to two meters, that are used to ship drinking water over dozens, or even hundreds of kilometers, to major cities. In many countries, such pipes meet an essential need.



Saint-Gobain PAM has won approximately ten major contracts in the Middle East, Latin America and Africa, for distances ranging from 43 km in El Salvador to 138 km for the water supply of Dakar, and involving up to 400,000 metric tons of piping (for the Suweihat project in Abu Dhabi).