Is Saint-Gobain really that good?
Company business France Saint-Gobain Group is the world leader in all its industries: flat glass ranks third in the world, Europe ranks first, glass packaging ranks second in Europe, sound insulation ranks first in the world, glass fiber ranks second in Europe, industrial ceramics ranks first in the world, abrasives ranks first in the world, piping system ranks first in the world, France ranks first in special sales, and building materials ranks second in the world. Industrial Mortar ranks first in the world [edit this paragraph] Saint-Gobain Group's development history Since 1985 entered the China market, up to now, the group has set up 46 enterprises and companies in China, serving the following different market areas: flat glass, automobile glass, thermal insulation and sound insulation materials, gypsum building materials, ceramic plastics, abrasives, pipeline systems and building materials distribution. In 2008, the total sales of the Group's enterprises in China reached 8.75 billion yuan. The total number of employees of investment enterprises in China has reached11over 700. Saint-Gobain Group has set up 35 enterprises, 8 trading companies, an investment company, a research and development center and a management company in China. Enterprises are divided into two different types: joint venture refers to the form of cooperation agreements signed between the Group and China companies or enterprises, and there are 8 such enterprises invested by the Group in China. In contrast, sole proprietorship refers to enterprises wholly invested and owned by Saint-Gobain Group, and there are 27 such enterprises in China. [Edit this paragraph] Saint-Gobain Group china glass, one of the top 500 enterprises in China, is the main enterprise: the enterprise produces automobile glass. Saint-Gobain Safety Glass (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. is a wholly-owned enterprise established by Saint-Gobain Group on 1996, specializing in providing edge-wrapped windshields and side windows for Santana Volkswagen. This year, we will expand the supply to customers, such as providing rear window glass for the joint venture established by General Motors in China. Glass packaging department: Kangmao (Wuxi) Quantitative Pump Co., Ltd. is a new member of Saint-Gobain Group, mainly producing various nozzle series. Zhanjiang Shenghua Glass Container Co., Ltd. is a joint venture established in 1997, which uses Saint-Gobain's technology to produce glass bottles and cans for China market. Sound insulation materials department: Beijing Isolville Glass Wool Co., Ltd. is a joint venture established by 1995, producing glass wool products, 40% of which are used in the rapidly developing air conditioning industry, and the second main market is the railway industry, which is used for sound insulation and heat preservation of passenger cars, with an annual assembly of 2,000 vehicles for the whole country. As a new wall material, the company's products are more and more used in the construction industry. The new terminal building of Beijing Capital Airport under construction will use a lot of glass wool from Yi Bei Company. 1985 set up the first Beijing representative office 1990 set up the first joint venture company (xipu company: fused refractory products). Saint-Gobain Abrasives Shanghai: Grinding Wheel 1994 Saint-John Glass Nanjing: Flat Glass 1995 Saint-Gobain Vitex Beijing: Glass-reinforced Saint-Gobain Safety Glass Shanghai: Automobile Glass Edge 1996 Saint-Gobain Isoville Beijing: Saint-Gobain (China) Investment Co., Ltd. (controlled by Saint-Gobain Group) was established. The registered capital is USD 63 million 1997 Saint-Gobain pipeline system Maanshan: ductile iron pipeline Saint-Gobain Kangmao Wuxi: high-function plastic quantitative pump Saint-Gobain fine ceramics Shanghai: wear-resistant ceramic products 1998 Saint-Gobain Zhanjiang Shenghua glass packaging: glass bottles and jars Saint-Gobain ceramic materials Zhengzhou: brown corundum Saint-Gobain ceramic materials Qinghai: silicon carbide 2000 Saint-Gobain Sip Shanghai: zirconium. Product 200 1 Saint-Gobain Vitex Hangzhou: FRP Saint-Gobain Timely Jinzhou: Timely Crucible 2002 Saint-Gobain Safety Glass Changchun: Automobile Glass Wrapping, Wrapping 2003 Saint-Gobain Qingdao: Flat Glass Saint-Gobain Xuzhou Casting Pipe: Ductile Iron Pipeline Saint-Gobain Safety Glass Shanghai: Automobile Glass 2004 Saint-Gobain Technical Materials Changzhou: Saint-Gobain Isoville Gu 'an for Engineering; Glass wool Saint-Gobain petroleum proppant Guanghan: petroleum proppant Saint-Gobain Maanshan casting: pipe fitting Saint-Gobain Weibei green building Shanghai: mortar 2005 Saint-Gobain ceramic material Mudanjiang: silicon carbide powder Saint-Gobain Isolville Yixing: glass wool Shanghai Song Mei building materials sales: building materials distribution Shanghai Saint-Gobain decoration project: interior decoration Guangzhou Ou Kai special ceramics: special glass Saint-Gobain Xipu grinding interface (Handan). Ceramic products and abrasives Saint-Gobain R&D (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. Linyi Saint-Gobain Refractory Co., Ltd.: High-function refractories 2006 Saint-Gobain gypsum materials: gypsum products 2007 Saint-Gobain gypsum materials (Changzhou) Song Mei Paris Yishan store Max China: ready-mixed products and expansive clay 2008 Saint-Gobain abrasives (Suzhou) [Editor's paragraph] Glass fiber department of relevant departments: Beijing Senfeier glass. The factory was put into operation at the end of 1998. Industrial Ceramics Department: This department is the first department in China to set up joint ventures, and now it is the department with the largest number of enterprises in China. Norton High Functional Plastics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. was established in 1995. Saint-Gobain Group is a wholly-owned enterprise established in China. It processes PVC, polyurethane and polyethylene foam products, engineering plastic parts and plastic hoses for machinery and equipment. Norton Lianyungang Ceramic Raw Materials Co., Ltd. was established in 1995. It is a wholly-owned enterprise, mainly producing silicon carbide powder, and 90% of the products are exported. Norton Anti-wear Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. was established in 1997, and invested by Saint-Gobain Norton Industrial Ceramics Company to produce anti-wear ceramic systems, mainly assembling tiles for thermal power plants. Beijing Zhongpu Electric Melting Refractory Co., Ltd. is the first joint venture invested by Saint-Gobain Group in China and one of the successful joint ventures. This enterprise mainly produces fused refractories for glass furnaces, and some products have been exported at present. 1998, we began to expand the scale of enterprises and increase production capacity. Norton Fossa (Qinghai) Co., Ltd., founded in 1998, is the first cooperative enterprise of the group in the northwest of China, mainly producing silicon carbide particles, which are then processed into silicon carbide powder by its sister company Norton Lianyungang. Abrasive and Abrasive Department: Jiangxi Weijin Diamond Tool Co., Ltd. was established in 1996. It is a joint venture that produces diamond cutting blades, and its products are mainly used in electronic industry. Norton Abrasives (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. was established in 1990. Founded by Norton Company, USA, it produces abrasives and various grinding wheels. More than half of the products are exported to Japan and the United States. Pipeline System Department: Musongqiao Julong Ductile Iron Pipe Co., Ltd., a joint venture company established in 1997, produces ductile iron pipeline system for direct drinking water in China market. Saint-Gobain Group has invested in 17 enterprises in China for more than ten years, with more than 3,000 employees, and some of them are under negotiation. Our large-scale investment in China shows that Saint-Gobain Group's China strategy is long-term and stable. Asia is one of the priority areas of the Group. [Edit this paragraph] China Office Saint-Gobain Group Beijing Representative Office Address: Room 2404, International Building Business: Business contacts on building materials, glass, cast iron pipes, refractories and engineering contracting. Shanghai Representative Office of Saint-Gobain Glass Export Company, Belgium Address: Room D, 24th Floor, Industrial Building, Caoxi North Road 18, Xuhui District, Shanghai Business: Import and export business contact, market research and product introduction of flat glass products for building. This enterprise brand ranked 3rd17th among the top 500 world brands compiled by the World Brand Lab in 2006. This enterprise ranked 1 16 in the ranking of fortune 500 enterprises in the world in 2007.