Building the Future of Light and Sustainable Construction
Making the World a Better Home
With over 82 manufacturing plants, a world-class innovation centre, and deep local partnerships, Saint-Gobain India leads the transformation of the built environment — making spaces more efficient, comfortable, and sustainable.
For over 360 years, Saint-Gobain has advanced materials and design to enhance how people live, work, and move. In India, we are reimagining construction — creating solutions that are lighter, faster, and greener, while improving comfort, performance, and sustainability in every kind of space.
Saint-Gobain at a Glance
Global Legacy. Indian Leadership.
Building the future of light and sustainable construction
Saint-Gobain has been shaping the world for over 360 years. In India, we’re shaping how the world builds next — creating solutions that are lighter, faster, and sustainable for every kind of space.
A 360-Year Legacy of
Global Innovation.
Saint-Gobain is a worldwide leader in light and sustainable construction, designing, manufacturing, and distributing materials and solutions that improve the comfort of each of us and the future of all.
Present in 80 countries with 161,000 employees and €46.6 billion in sales (2024), the Group’s integrated solutions empower buildings, mobility, and industries to perform better, consume less, and last longer.
- Highlights:
Founded in 1665 — celebrating 360 years in 2025. - Products and technologies found in homes, workplaces, vehicles, and industries worldwide.
- Guided by our purpose — “Making the world a better home.”
- Committed to carbon neutrality by 2050.
Saint-Gobain has been developing sustainable solutions more adapted to the Indian context, leveraging its world-class innovation centre in Chennai and the 82 state-of-the-art plants in India, while enhancing the well-being aspects in living spaces.
Our comprehensive solutions, such as advanced glass facade solutions, acoustic ceilings, gypsum performance wall partitions, insulation, a wide range of construction chemicals solutions for floorings, tiling and waterproofing, combine sustainability with performance. All of these positions make Saint-Gobain in India an undisputed leader, shaping the construction market.
Built on Values. Driven by Responsibility.
Principles of Conduct & Action
Principles of Conduct & Action
Principles of Conduct & Action
The General Principles of Conduct and Action are summarized below:
Instructions on how to apply these principles have been prepared in the areas of Environment, Health and Safety and of Purchasing.
Code of Conduct
Our Evolution
Founded in 1665, Saint-Gobain began by producing glass for the Palace of Versailles. Today, it is a global pioneer in light and sustainable construction. In India, since 1996, we have grown from one manufacturing site to a network of 82 plants, leading sustainable construction innovation for the subcontinent.
- Compagnie de Saint-Gobain acquires Norton Co., USA, and becomes a stakeholder in Grindwell Norton
- Saint-Gobain sets up the India Delegation Office
- 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
- Saint-Gobain Vetrotex is incorporated and acquires the Fibre Reinforcements business of FGP Ltd.
- Acquisition of Winter Misra Diamond Tools Ltd. (WMDT)
- 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 the ceramic wool business)
- SEPR Refractories (SEPR) incorporated and acquired the Fused Refractories business of Carborundum Universal Ltd.
- Saint-Gobain Glass commissions a mirror line in Sriperumbudur, near Chennai
- Saint-Gobain Weber was incorporated to develop the tile adhesives business.
- 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 glass 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.
- 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 glass for the auto sector in Sriperumbudur, near Chennai.
- GNO acquires the Bonded Abrasives business of Orient Abrasives Ltd.
- 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).
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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 Vetrotech 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.
- GNO commissions a new Bonded Abrasives plant at Nagpur.
- Saint-Gobain Glass commissions its fourth float line in Bhiwadi, Rajasthan and its Sand Beneficiation 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.”.
- 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.
- Saint-Gobain Glass commissions its Vetrotech High Security Glass Line in the World Glass Complex campus
- GNO Abrasives Expansion at Bangalore Campus
- Cloth Finishing Line
- Coated Discs Plant
- Electroplated Superabrasives line
- 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.
- Commissioning of:
- Sekurit Laminated Plant, Jhagadia (Gujarat).
- ADFORS’ GlasGrid Plant, Bangalore.
- Expansion of:
- Performance Plastics Expansion (TPE) Line, Bangalore (under construction).
- Glass inaugurates 3 facilities at WGC, Chennai:
- Float Glass
- Advanced Magnetron Coater
- Vetrotech Design Solutions® to manufacture complete glass & framing systems for fire safety and high security solutions
- Commissioning of:
- Shower Cubicle plant, Jhagadia
- Ceiling tile plant, Jhagadia
- Gyproc Plaster plant, Chennai
- 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.
- 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.
- 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 Thiruvallur launched the production of India's first low-carbon plasters.
- Foundation stone laid for Saint-Gobain's World Complex in Oragadam.
- Completed acquisition of FOSROC.
- Celebrated 360th anniversary.
- Saint-Gobain commissions its Vetrotech CURTIVIA™ Fire Curtains line in the World Glass Complex campus.
