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INDUSTRIAL
PERFORMANCE
ABRASIVES
A CORPORATE PERSPECTIVE
Saint-Gobain designs, manufactures and distributes materials and solutions which
are key ingredients in the wellbeing of each of us and the future of all. They can be
found everywhere in our living places and our daily life: in buildings, transportation,
infrastructure and in many industrial applications. They provide comfort, performance
and safety while addressing the challenges of sustainable construction, resource
efficiency and climate change.
Saint-Gobain is one of the world’s Top 100 Leading Industrial Corporations operating
in 66 countries with over 170,000 employees; it is ranked amongst the Top 100 Global
Innovators and has over 350 years of industrial history.
Saint-Gobain Abrasives
Saint-Gobain Abrasives is one of four High Performance Materials businesses
within the Innovative Materials sector of Saint-Gobain. Globally, Saint-Gobain Abrasives
consists of 62 manufacturing facilities across 27 countries with over 10,400 employees.
The vision is to be the global leader of reference in Abrasives, at the leading edge
of innovation and service while delivering the most comprehensive solutions
to our customers.
Saint-Gobain at a glance
€
39.6
BILLION
OF SALES
70,000
OUND
EMPLOYEES
66
PRESENCE IN
COUNTRIES
101
DEVELOPMENT UNITS
8
RESEARCH CENTRES
EUROPEAN
OR WORLD
LEADER
IN ALL ITS ACTIVITIES
€
39.6
BILLION
OF SALES
170,000
AROUND
EMPLOYEES
66
PRESENCE IN
COUNTRIES
101
DEVELOPMENT UNITS
8
RESEARCH CENTRES
EUROPEAN
OR WORLD
LEADER
IN ALL ITS ACTIVITIES
€
39.6
BILLION
OF SALES
170,000
AROUND
EMPLOYEES
66
PRESENCE IN
COUNTRIES
101
DEVELOPMENT UNITS
8
RESEARCH CENTRES
EUROPEAN
OR WORLD
LEADER
IN ALL ITS ACTIVITIES
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ILLION
OF SALES
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66
PRESENCE IN
COUNTRIES
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RESEARCH CENTRES
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LEADER
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€
39.6
BILLION
OF SALES
170,000
AROUND
EMPLOYEES
66
PRESENCE IN
COUNTRIES
101
DEVELOPMENT UNITS
8
RESEARCH CENTRES
EUROPEAN
OR WORLD
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IN ALL ITS ACTIVITIES
€
39.6
BILLION
OF SALES
170,000
AROUND
EMPLOYEES
66
PRESENCE IN
COUNTRIES
101
DEVELOPMENT UNITS
8
RE EARCH CENTRES
EUROPEAN
OR WORLD
LEADER
IN ALL ITS ACTIVITIES