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SAGE Electrochromics, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Saint-Gobain, is a specialized window glass developer based in Faribault, Minnesota. The company develops electronically tintable smart glass (also called electrochromic glass, EC, or dynamic glass), for use in building windows, skylights and curtainwalls, that can be electronically tinted or cleared to optimize daylight and improve ...
Fanavid was founded in 1963 by Mansur Jose Farhat in São Paulo, Brazil, as an importer of glass. In 1974 a tempered glass plant was founded in Village Guillermo.
Compagnie de Saint-Gobain S.A. (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ ɡɔbɛ̃]) is a French multinational corporation, founded in 1665 in Paris as the Manufacture royale de glaces de miroirs, and today headquartered on the outskirts of Paris, at La Défense and in Courbevoie.
The company formed a joint venture with Saint-Gobain in 1996 with the French firm's 51 percent stake valued at $15.3 million. Three years later, Cao bought the stake back for $30 million. [6] Fuyao became an original equipment manufacturer to General Motors in June 2006. [6]
Saint-Gobain CEO argues green construction materials are cheaper in the long run. Kristin Stoller, Joey Abrams. Updated September 23, 2024 at 7:19 AM. Benjamin Girette/Bloomberg via Getty Images.
Saint-Gobain Research Provence (SGR Provence) is the European Research and Development Centre of the global group Saint-Gobain, established in 1996. It belongs to the High Performance Materials division. Located in Cavaillon in the department of Vaucluse, France, the center employs around 230 researchers and technicians. Its main work focuses ...
As of 2009, the world float glass market, not including China and Russia, is dominated by four companies: Asahi Glass, NSG/Pilkington, Saint-Gobain, and Guardian Industries. Other companies include Sise Cam AS, Vitro, formerly PPG, Central Glass, Hankuk (HanGlas), Carlex Glass, and Cardinal Glass Industries. [31]
S. Donald Stookey started research into using it for strengthening by June 1960, [6] and the topic was discussed at a symposium in Florence in September 1961, [7] but it was Steven Kistler [8] and, independently, Paul Henri Acloque and Jean Paul Tochon of Saint-Gobain who managed to improve the compressive strength threefold in 1962. [6]