Saint-Gobain and NSG Group Pu

RNS Number : 8616W

Compagnie de Saint-Gobain

26 November 2010

November 26, 2010

Saint-Gobain and NSG Group Pursue Joint Expansion in Brazil

Cebrace announced today plans to build a new float glass plant in Bahia State, in northeastern Brazil.The new facility will be the sixth float line owned by Cebrace Cristal Plano Ltda, a joint venture between Saint-Gobain Glass and NSG Group in Brazil. The project will enable Cebrace to serve its customers more effectively in this fast-growing region.

The plant will be capable of producing 600 tonnes of flat glass a day to supply the Brazilian construction and automotive markets. Scheduled to come on stream in first-quarter 2013, the world-class production facility will further consolidate Cebrace's geographic coverage of the Brazilian market, where it already has four float lines in the Southeast (including one under construction) and one in the South.

The new plant will enable Cebrace to keep pace with growth in the Brazilian flat glass market and to strengthen its local leadership position.

About Saint-Gobain

Located in 64 countries with over 190,000 employees, Saint-Gobain, the world leader in the habitat and construction markets, designs, manufactures and distributes building materials, providing innovative solutions to meet growing demand in emerging and mature countries, for energy efficiency and for environmental protection. Saint-Gobain's Flat Glass Business produces, processes and markets glass products for three main markets: construction, transport (automotive, aeronautics, rail and industrial conveyors), and solar power. World leader for coated glass, Saint-Gobain Glass covers all the Flat Glass business's primary glass manufacturing facilities and is supported by a powerful worldwide production network comprising floats and coaters.