RNS Number : 3431X
  Compagnie de Saint-Gobain
  23 June 2008
   


                                                23 June, 2008 
                                                
                                     





    Saint-Gobain, leader on the Indian flat glass market, increases its production capacity with the construction of a third production line
of flat glass in India

    To meet the increasing demand of its Indian customers, Saint-Gobain has announced plans to build a new flat glass plant in this
country.

    This latest investment will be located in the North of India, about 65 km away from Delhi. The plant will operate a very large float
line, with a capacity of 300 KT/year; it should come on stream in the first quarter of 2010.
    The site chosen will, in the future, enable the Group to establish a new large glassmaking complex similar to that of Chennai.

    Thanks to the Pune facility and the large glassmaking complex of Chennai with two float lines, a big automotive glass processing plant
and a production unit for coated glass, Saint-Gobain is already the leader on the Indian flat glass market.
    The range of products and solutions offered, in the building, automotive and solar energy sectors is as broad as the one proposed in
Europe.

    The total investment cost is in the order of EUR100 million. This project comes on top of the other capital expenditures in flat glass
planned by Saint-Gobain in Poland, Egypt and Colombia.

    Saint-Gobain Flat Glass worldwide and in emerging countries
    Leader in Europe and the world's second glassmaker, Saint-Gobain Flat Glass is located in 40 countries.
Today, Asia and emerging countries represent 35% of its turnover and 55% of its industrial investment.





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