Saint-Gobain (China) Investment Co., Ltd.
Address: 18th Floor, Pujiang International Financial Plaza, 1158 Dongdaming Road, Hongkou District, Shanghai
Company website: https://www.saint-gobain.com.cn/
Company Overview
Saint-Gobain designs, produces and distributes high-performance materials to provide innovative solutions for consumers. These materials and solutions are found in all aspects of construction, transportation, infrastructure and industrial applications, and are closely related to people's daily lives. They are the source of everyone's happy life and the cornerstone of a better future for mankind. They not only bring comfort, safety and quality of life to consumers, but also actively respond to the challenges brought by sustainable construction, energy efficiency and climate change. Saint-Gobain is listed on the stock exchanges of Paris, London, Frankfurt, Zurich, Brussels and Amsterdam. The group's business covers 70 countries around the world. Saint-Gobain Group was founded in 1665 by Mr. Colbert, the finance minister of Louis XIV, and built the Hall of Mirrors of the Palace of Versailles in 1678. It provides automotive safety glass for 50% of European cars, glass for the pyramid in front of the Louvre in France and the Grand Theaters in Beijing and Shanghai, and sound insulation materials for one-third of houses in Europe and one-fifth of houses in the United States. Headquartered in France, Saint-Gobain Group produces, processes and sells high-tech materials and provides corresponding services, processing raw materials into advanced materials for daily life and developing new materials for the future. Saint-Gobain's High-Performance Industries Division covers three main businesses: abrasives, ceramic materials and glass fiber. These three businesses are now flourishing in China and throughout Asia, supporting and sharing innovation, technology and markets. With these three businesses concentrated in the same department, employees can better serve customers and work together to create a better future. Saint-Gobain Group of France authorizes Saint-Gobain (China) Investment Co., Ltd. as the regional headquarters of the group in the Asia-Pacific region, managing a total of 115 companies in the Asia-Pacific region, including Saint-Gobain Gypsum Building Materials (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., Saint-Gobain Safety Glass (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., Saint-Gobain High-Performance Plastics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., Saint-Gobain Building Materials (Yangzhou) Co., Ltd., Saint-Gobain Ceramic Materials (Lianyungang) Co., Ltd., and Saint-Gobain Abrasives (Handan) Co., Ltd. Since entering the Chinese market in 1985, Saint-Gobain has established 1 R&D center and nearly 54 production bases in China. Today, Saint-Gobain has about 6,000 employees in China, with a turnover of approximately 1.2 billion euros in 2020. Saint-Gobain's solutions are widely used in major markets, from automotive glass to architectural glass, to abrasives and tools, ceramic materials, refractory materials, high-functional plastics, gypsum building materials, industrial mortar and ductile iron pipes, providing consumers with a wealth of solutions.