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BACKGROUND
Doing business and setting up green-field operations in India is a lot less difficult than is perceived, with a few twists. Often, these twists are due to lack of preparation and anticipation. This was the basic premise on which, Saint Gobain Glass began its Indian operations; and, the success the company has achieved bears testimony to the correctness of its basic operating philosophy.
Saint-Gobain is a 338 year old France based global conglomerate operating in 46 countries and with total revenues of over US$ 33.5 billion in 2003. The group has businesses in 3 sectors, spread across 9 divisions, as given below:
Sector Divisions
Glass: Float Glass, Containers, Insulation, Reinforcements
Housing: Building Materials, Building Materials Distribution, Pipes
High Performance Materials: Abrasives, Ceramics & Plastics
FLOAT GLASS MANUFACTURE
Glass is a historic material, even now; the basic glass manufacturing principle used by Saint-Gobain Glass is virtually unchanged, though the process has evolved following advances in the technology used. Today Saint-Gobain Glass produced is adaptable to the most modern and innovative applications.
LATEST NEWS
Saint Gobain Glass UK: The innovative use of a double-skin Clima façade based on a specification provided by Saint-Gobain Glass has created one of the major energy-efficiency features for One Angel Square, said to be one of the most sustainable large buildings in Europe. Wide air gaps between a laminated glass outer skin and the main double-glazing of the newly completed Co-operative Group headquarters in Central Manchester enables the entire surface of the £105 million construction to breathe, providing constant ventilation and heat dispersion at the same time as maximizing the building’s solar gain. The building is all powered by its own green energy Centre.
Globally, The Saint-Gobain Group invests more than £350 million annually in research and development.
Doing business and setting up green-field operations in India is a lot less difficult than is perceived, with a few twists. Often, these twists are due to lack of preparation and anticipation. This was the basic premise on which, Saint Gobain Glass began its Indian operations; and, the success the company has achieved bears testimony to the correctness of its basic operating philosophy.
Saint-Gobain is a 338 year old France based global conglomerate operating in 46 countries and with total revenues of over US$ 33.5 billion in 2003. The group has businesses in 3 sectors, spread across 9 divisions, as given below:
Sector Divisions
Glass: Float Glass, Containers, Insulation, Reinforcements
Housing: Building Materials, Building Materials Distribution, Pipes
High Performance Materials: Abrasives, Ceramics & Plastics
FLOAT GLASS MANUFACTURE
Glass is a historic material, even now; the basic glass manufacturing principle used by Saint-Gobain Glass is virtually unchanged, though the process has evolved following advances in the technology used. Today Saint-Gobain Glass produced is adaptable to the most modern and innovative applications.
LATEST NEWS
Saint Gobain Glass UK: The innovative use of a double-skin Clima façade based on a specification provided by Saint-Gobain Glass has created one of the major energy-efficiency features for One Angel Square, said to be one of the most sustainable large buildings in Europe. Wide air gaps between a laminated glass outer skin and the main double-glazing of the newly completed Co-operative Group headquarters in Central Manchester enables the entire surface of the £105 million construction to breathe, providing constant ventilation and heat dispersion at the same time as maximizing the building’s solar gain. The building is all powered by its own green energy Centre.
Globally, The Saint-Gobain Group invests more than £350 million annually in research and development.