Established in 68 countries, Saint-Gobain ranked the world 226th on the 2019 Fortune 500 and is one of the top 100 industrial groups in the world, as well as recognized for the 9 consecutive year as one of the world's top 100 most innovative companies. Saint-Gobain is listed on the stock markets in Paris, London, Frankfort, Zurich, Brussels, Amsterdam.
In 1665, Saint-Gobain was founded in France.
Today, based on our rich and long history, close cooperation with our customers, and the ability to continue to innovate, Saint-Gobain hopes to be the source of a happy life for everyone and the cornerstone of a better future for mankind.
After 355 years, Saint-Gobain’s footsteps have always been in line with the pace of human society we serve. Our ability to reinvent ourselves and anticipate the forward-looking needs of our customers is a guarantee of the long history of Saint-Gobain and the key to our success on an international scale.
Since its inception, one of Saint-Gobain's basic strategies has been to expand our business to new countries and regions. Therefore, the performance of Saint-Gobain in the Asia-Pacific region for the past 47 years is of vital importance to the Group.
Today, based on the huge development potential of the Asia Pacific region, Saint-Gobain's business expansion in the Asia Pacific region has become one of the Group's top priorities.
Saint-Gobain began to enter the Asia-Pacific region in 1972, and today, performance has grown significantly. With operations in 14 countries in the Asia Pacific region, Saint-Gobain has 108 legal entities, more than 80 manufacturing companies and approximately 12,000 employees. Because of the ingenuity of employees and the constant effort and effort every day, Saint-Gobain has become the market benchmark for every country in the field of innovation and high-quality solutions.
Saint-Gobain builds your future!
Key Figures about 2019
Production companies in 68 countries around the world
More than 180,000 people worldwide
Turnover of nearly 42.6 billion euros
1/4 of the products on sale are new developments in the past five years.
Apply for nearly 400 patents
8 cross-business research centers and nearly 100 development agencies