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In 1987, Grace built a can sealant plant in Minhing, China, near Shanghai, becoming the first wholly foreign-owned, private company to do business in The People's Republic of China. [5] In February 2016, Grace completed the corporate spin-off of GCP Applied Technologies. [10] In July 2016, the company acquired a catalysts business from BASF. [11]
French construction materials company Saint-Gobain on Monday said it would buy GCP Applied Technologies in a deal that values the U.S.-based specialty construction chemicals company at around $2.3 ...
In 2006, the company was listed on the New York Stock Exchange again under ticker "OC." In 2007, Owens Corning announced a joint venture with Saint-Gobain named OCV Reinforcements. [24] Owens Corning partnered with DuPont in 2011 to create a steel and foam energy reduction (SAFER) barrier around auto racetracks. [11]
Saint-Gobain had contaminated ground water supply with PFAS (perfluorooctanoic acid – a highly persistent contaminant) in multiple towns in southern New Hampshire, USA. Elevated levels of perfluorooctanoic acid were found in 2016, near the Saint-Gobain plant in Merrimack. [40] Pollution has been occurring for over 20 years. [41]
I spoke with Saint-Gobain CEO Benoit Bazin at the Opening Ceremony yesterday; he's on a mission to make the construction sector—one of the largest emitters of greenhouse gasses—more ...
TotalEnergies SE (NYSE:TTE) inked a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) to supply renewable electricity to Saint-Gobain’s French facilities starting in January 2026. The agreement covers 875 GWh over ...
In 2024, Saint-Gobain announced the acquisition of FOSROC to strengthen its global position in construction chemicals. The deal, valued at 11.3x FOSROC’s estimated 2024 EBITDA, is expected to close in the first half of 2025.
The company was established in 1904 as the General Roofing Manufacturing Company by George M. Brown in East St. Louis, Illinois, with $25,000 in start-up capital.In 1917, the company restructured, incorporated, and changed its name to the Certain-teed Products Corporation.