ABOUT US
SAINT GOBAIN GROUP IN INDIA
Saint-Gobain entered India in 1996, and has achieved strong and profitable growth since then. Today, it is a leader in all its major businesses, has 22 manufacturing sites (nearly all of which are certified under ISO 14000 and OHSAS 18000) and more than 6,500 employees in India. In 2018, Saint-Gobain registered sales of about Rs.7149 crores. For Saint-Gobain, India presents a huge opportunity for growth. Two large entities, Grindwell Norton Limited (GNO), a publicly traded company, and Saint-Gobain India Pvt. Ltd. (SGI) house Saint-Gobain’s businesses in India. The following businesses are present in India.
Regional Businesses:
Glass and Glass Solutions, Gyproc Plasterboard and Plasters, and Weber (Industrial mortars) and.
Global Businesses:
(which are part of the High Performance Solutions Division since Jan 2019): Abrasives, Sekurit (automotive glazing), Ceramic Materials (Silicon Carbide, Performance Ceramics and Refractories, SEFPRO, Crystals) and Performance Plastics.
SAINT GOBAIN RESEARCH INDIA
Saint-Gobain Research India (SGR India) is one of the 8 cross-functional R&D center for the Saint-Gobain Group that started its operations in 2012. Located within the IIT Madras Research Park at Chennai, the R&D Center is spread over 120,000 sq. ft. and set up with an investment of about Rs.150 crores. With its proximity to IIT Madras, one of the premier academic institutes in India, the center is part of a unique & vibrant ecosystem that fosters innovation through collaboration with academia while partnering with start-up companies. The center supports Saint-Gobain’s existing businesses while enabling creation of new businesses enabling the Group to accelerate its growth and create customized products & services for its customers. Since its inception, SGR India’s efforts have contributed to the launch of several new products, patent filings and design registrations.
WHAT WE DO
The center is committed towards identifying new value creation opportunities and working with the Group’s global R&D network to develop new technologies that can act as future growth engines for India and rest of the world. For the future, while continuing R&D in the areas of core-materials and related technologies, there will also be an increasing focus on sustainability initiatives, digitalization and combinatorial innovation to keep up with India’s fast-growing economy and the constantly transforming environment.