• Our History

Our Evolution

The Saint-Gobain India Journey
  • 2023 - 2024

    Completed the acquisition of UP Twiga

     

    Saint-Gobain enters into a Joint Venture agreement with Choksey Chemicals

     

    Launched the production of India's first low-carbon glass

     

    Completed the acquisition of Menkol Industries

     

    Gyproc Tiruvallur launched the production of India's first low-carbon plasters

  • 2022

    Inaugurated 3 new facilities at WGC, Chennai

    - Float Glass Plant

    - Integrated Windows Line

    - Saint-Gobain SIPCOT Urban Forest

     

    Inaugurated Plasterboard Plant at Gyproc Facility, Vizag



    Grindwell Norton Ltd. acquires its Permacel Division

  • 2021

    - Commissioning of HoHo Windows plant, Chennai

    - F1NXT Line commenced operation after cold repair

    - Saint-Gobain acquires Chryso under Construction Chemicals

    - Saint-Gobain acquires Rockwool India under Insulation Business

  • 2020

    Commissioning of

    - Shower Cubicle plant, Jhagadia

    - Ceiling tile plant, Jhagadia

    - Gyproc Plaster plant, Chennai

  • 2019

    Glass inaugurates 3 facilities at WGC, Chennai 

    -          Float Glass

    -          Advanced Magnetron Coater

    -          Glass Solutions line

  • 2018

    Commissioning of

    • Sekurit Laminated Plant, Jhagadia (Gujarat)

    • ADFORS’ GlasGrid Plant, Bangalore

     

    Expansion of - 

    • Performance Plastics Expansion (TPE) Line, Bangalore (under construction)
  • 2017
    • Commissioning of Glass' Magnetron Coater II at Chennai
    • Commissioning of Gyproc business' Plasterboard Plant, Jhagadia (Gujarat)
    • Commissioning of Weber business' Tile Adhesive Plant at Chennai
  • 2016

    GNO Abrasives Expansion at Bangalore Campus

    • Cloth Finishing Line
    • Coated Discs Plant
    • Electroplated Superabrasives line
  • 2015
    • Saint-Gobain celebrates 350 years!
    • SEPR commissions its new Alumina Refractories plant in Perundurai, Tamil Nadu
    • The Gyproc business commences construction of a new plasterboard plant in Gujarat
  • 2014
    • Saint-Gobain Glass commissions its fourth float line in Bhiwadi, Rajasthan and its Sand Benificiation plant in Alwar, Rajasthan
    • Saint-Gobain Glass, Saint-Gobain Gyproc and Saint-Gobain SEVA merged into a new legal entity called “Saint-Gobain India Pvt. Ltd.”
  • 2013
    • GNO commissions a new Bonded Abrasives plant at Nagpur
  • 2012
    • GNO commissions a new High Performance Refractories plant in Halol, near Vadodara
    • GNO commissions a new Non-woven Abrasives plant in its Bangalore campus
    • GNO commissions a plant to make mine-grids (part of the ADFORS’ business) in Bangalore
    • Saint-Gobain Glass commissions its Fire Safety Glass Line in Sriperumbudur, near Chennai
    • Saint-Gobain Research India is incorporated; Saint-Gobain’s seventh global R&D centre inaugurated in Chennai
       
       
  • 2011
    • Saint-Gobain Glass acquires the float plant (near Bharuch, Gujarat) set up by Sezal Architectural Glass Ltd.
    • SEPR commissions a new plant for Sintered Abrasives near its site in Palakkad, Kerala
    • Saint-Gobain Glass commissions a new advanced glass processing plant in Sriperumbudur, near Chennai
  • 2009
    • SEPR commissions a new plant for AZS fused refractories at its existing site in Palakkad, Kerala
    • SGCMB commissions a new SiC plant near Phuentsholing in Bhutan
  • 2008
    • GNO commissions a new Performance Plastics plant in Bangalore
    • GNO commissions a new Abrasives plant in Himachal Pradesh
    • Saint-Gobain Gyproc commissions a new plasterboard plant in Bangalore
  • 2007
    • Saint-Gobain Ceramic Materials Bhutan (SGCMB), a majority-owned JV of GNO, is incorporated to set up a Silicon Carbide (SiC) plant
    • GNO sells its 50% stake in its JV, Lincoln Helios India Ltd.
    • Sale of SGVI (as a part of the global sale of the fibre reinforcements business)
  • 2006
    • Saint-Gobain Gyproc commissions a new plasterboard plant in Wada, near Mumbai
    • Saint-Gobain Glass commissions a new coating (magnetron) line in Sriperumbudur, near Chennai
    • Saint-Gobain Glass commissions a new plant to manufacture tempered glasses for the auto sector in Sriperumbudur, near Chennai
    • GNO acquires the Bonded Abrasives business of Orient Abrasives Ltd.
  • 2005
    • Saint-Gobain acquires BPB worldwide; consequently, India Gypsum (now, Saint-Gobain Gyproc), BPB’s Indian subsidiary (India Gypsum; now the Gyproc business), becomes part of the Group in December
    • Saint-Gobain Glass commissions its second float line in Sriperumbudur, near Chennai
    • Saint-Gobain Glass commissions a new plant to manufacture laminated glasses for the auto sector in Sriperumbudur, near Chennai
    • Saint-Gobain Crystals & Detectors extends its product range by investing in facilities to grow crystals and make arrays
    • Saint-Gobain SEVA is incorporated to set up a facility to manufacture special purpose (mostly, proprietary) machinery on GNO’s Bangalore campus
       
       
       
  • 2004
    • Saint-Gobain Weber incorporated to develop the tile adhesives business
  • 2002
    • SEPR Refractories (SEPR) incorporated and acquires the Fused Refractories business of Carborundum Universal Ltd.
    • Saint-Gobain Glass commissions a mirror line in Sriperumbudur, near Chennai
  • 2000
    • Saint-Gobain Glass commissions its first float line and a dolomite processing facility in Sriperumbudur, near Chennai and a sand beneficiation plant in Tada, Andhra Pradesh
    • Sale of OCL (as a part of the global sale of ceramic wool business)
  • 1998
    • Saint-Gobain Vetrotex is incorporated and acquires the Fibre Reinforcements business of FGP Ltd.
    • Acquisition of Winter Misra Diamond Tools Ltd. (WMDT)
  • 1998
    • Acquisition of a majority equity stake in what is now Saint-Gobain Sekurit
    • Saint-Gobain Glass is incorporated to set up a float glass plant
    • GNO commissions new Abrasives (TWs and Bonded) plant in Nagpur
  • 1996
    • Saint-Gobain becomes the majority shareholder (51%) in Grindwell Norton and sets up the India Delegation Office
    • Bicron India (now, Saint-Gobain Crystals & Detectors) sets up an Export-oriented Unit (EOU) for the assembly of radiation detectors in Bangalore