Acquisition

Compagnie de Saint-Gobain
04 May 2005



Press release


 Official signature of the acquisition of Chinese-based Danfeng silicon carbide
                                    producer


On the occasion of the visit of Mr. Bo Xilai, Trade Minister of the People's
Republic of China to France from May 2 to 5, 2005, the acquisition of Danfeng,
based in the Heilongjiang Province of northern China, by Saint-Gobain was
officially signed today in Paris.


Danfeng is the country's leading producer of fine silicon carbide powders, a
high-performance ceramic which is used in the form of a grain or grit in a wide
range of products, such as semiconductor parts, abrasives and refractory
products


Every year, Danfeng produces 15,000 metric tons of silicon carbide with sales
close to $20 millions. Thanks to this operation, Saint-Gobain High-Performance
Materials has become the leading producer of silicon carbide technical powders
in Asia, boosting the Group's global leadership in this specialty.


May 3, 2005

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