The Saint-Gobain India Journey
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Our History
Our Evolution
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2015
- Saint-Gobain celebrates 350 years!
- SEPR commissions its new Alumina Refractories plant in Perundurai, Tamil Nadu
- The Gyproc business commences construction of a new plasterboard plant in Gujarat
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2014
- Saint-Gobain Glass commissions its fourth float line in Bhiwadi, Rajasthan and its Sand Benificiation plant in Alwar, Rajasthan
- Saint-Gobain Glass, Saint-Gobain Gyproc and Saint-Gobain SEVA merged into a new legal entity called “Saint-Gobain India Pvt. Ltd.”
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2013
- GNO commissions a new Bonded Abrasives plant at Nagpur
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2012
- GNO commissions a new High Performance Refractories plant in Halol, near Vadodara
- GNO commissions a new Non-woven Abrasives plant in its Bangalore campus
- GNO commissions a plant to make mine-grids (part of the ADFORS’ business) in Bangalore
- Saint-Gobain Glass commissions its Fire Safety Glass Line in Sriperumbudur, near Chennai
- Saint-Gobain Research India is incorporated; Saint-Gobain’s seventh global R&D centre inaugurated in Chennai
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2011
- Saint-Gobain Glass acquires the float plant (near Bharuch, Gujarat) set up by Sezal Architectural Glass Ltd.
- SEPR commissions a new plant for Sintered Abrasives near its site in Palakkad, Kerala
- Saint-Gobain Glass commissions a new advanced glass processing plant in Sriperumbudur, near Chennai
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2009
- SEPR commissions a new plant for AZS fused refractories at its existing site in Palakkad, Kerala
- SGCMB commissions a new SiC plant near Phuentsholing in Bhutan
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2008
- GNO commissions a new Performance Plastics plant in Bangalore
- GNO commissions a new Abrasives plant in Himachal Pradesh
- Saint-Gobain Gyproc commissions a new plasterboard plant in Bangalore
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2007
- Saint-Gobain Ceramic Materials Bhutan (SGCMB), a majority-owned JV of GNO, is incorporated to set up a Silicon Carbide (SiC) plant
- GNO sells its 50% stake in its JV, Lincoln Helios India Ltd.
- Sale of SGVI (as a part of the global sale of the fibre reinforcements business)
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2006
- Saint-Gobain Gyproc commissions a new plasterboard plant in Wada, near Mumbai
- Saint-Gobain Glass commissions a new coating (magnetron) line in Sriperumbudur, near Chennai
- Saint-Gobain Glass commissions a new plant to manufacture tempered glasses for the auto sector in Sriperumbudur, near Chennai
- GNO acquires the Bonded Abrasives business of Orient Abrasives Ltd.
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2005
- Saint-Gobain acquires BPB worldwide; consequently, India Gypsum (now, Saint-Gobain Gyproc), BPB’s Indian subsidiary (India Gypsum; now the Gyproc business), becomes part of the Group in December
- Saint-Gobain Glass commissions its second float line in Sriperumbudur, near Chennai
- Saint-Gobain Glass commissions a new plant to manufacture laminated glasses for the auto sector in Sriperumbudur, near Chennai
- Saint-Gobain Crystals & Detectors extends its product range by investing in facilities to grow crystals and make arrays
- Saint-Gobain SEVA is incorporated to set up a facility to manufacture special purpose (mostly, proprietary) machinery on GNO’s Bangalore campus
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2004
- Saint-Gobain Weber incorporated to develop the tile adhesives business
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2002
- SEPR Refractories (SEPR) incorporated and acquires the Fused Refractories business of Carborundum Universal Ltd.
- Saint-Gobain Glass commissions a mirror line in Sriperumbudur, near Chennai
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2000
- Saint-Gobain Glass commissions its first float line and a dolomite processing facility in Sriperumbudur, near Chennai and a sand beneficiation plant in Tada, Andhra Pradesh
- Sale of OCL (as a part of the global sale of ceramic wool business)
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1998
- Saint-Gobain Vetrotex is incorporated and acquires the Fibre Reinforcements business of FGP Ltd.
- Acquisition of Winter Misra Diamond Tools Ltd. (WMDT)
