Saint-Gobain
Also known as Compagnie de Saint-Gobain, Groupe Saint-Gobain, Saint-Gobain Group, Compagnie de Saint-Gobain SA
Compagnie de Saint-Gobain S.A. ( or ) is a French multinational corporation, founded in 1665 in Paris as the Manufacture royale de glaces de miroirs, and today headquartered on the outskirts of Paris, at La Défense and in Courbevoie. Originally a mirror manufacturer, it also produces a variety of construction, high-performance, moderate-performance, lower-performance and other materials. Saint-Gobain is present in 76 countries and employs more than 170,000 people.
Key facts
- Company.name
- Compagnie de Saint-Gobain S.A.
- Company.logo
- Saint-Gobain logo.svg
- Company.type
- Société Anonyme
- Company.area_served
- Worldwide
- Company.industry
- Building materials
- Company.products
- Construction materials production and retail, glass, ceramics, plastics, abrasives, gypsum plasterboards
- Company.revenue
- €47.94 billion (2023)
- Company.operating_income
- €5.251 billion (2023)
- Company.net_income
- €2.756 billion (2023)
- Company.assets
- €57.30 billion (2023)
- Company.equity
- €23.76 billion (2023)
- Company.num_employees
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25 sectionsContents
- History
- 1665–1789: Manufacture royale
- 1789–1910: Industrial Revolution
- 1910–1950: Post Industrial Revolution
- 1950–1970: Pont-à-Mousson merger
- 1971–1986: Nationalisation
- 1986–present: Expansion
- Company structure
- Head office
- Business sectors
- Building distribution
- Construction products
- Innovative materials
- External venturing
- Acquisitions and sales
- Saint-Gobain Gyproc Middle-East
- Saint-Gobain in India
- Brands
- Environmental record
- PFAS contamination leads to facility demolition
- See also
- References
- Sources
- Further reading
- External links
Compagnie de Saint-Gobain S.A. ( or ) is a French multinational corporation, founded in 1665 in Paris as the Manufacture royale de glaces de miroirs, and today headquartered on the outskirts of Paris, at La Défense and in Courbevoie. Originally a mirror manufacturer, it also produces a variety of construction, high-performance, moderate-performance, lower-performance and other materials. Saint-Gobain is present in 76 countries and employs more than 170,000 people.
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