Producer of flat glass sheets and further processing, laminated glass for automotive

Previously only serving the building market, the furnace now serves the building (70 percent) and automotive (30 percent) markets. This configuration is a real plus, as it means the site can now supply the automotive industry which is a huge consumer of high value added glass and is a more stable market than the building industry.

The building glass manufactured at this site is used for a variety of applications:

• window and veranda glazing for new builds and renovation – especially thermal – projects
• glazed façades for tertiary sector buildings (curtain walls, etc.) for major developments and more modest projects
• interior finishing and decoration including glass office partitions.

The automotive glass is transformed into windshields, rearlites and sidelites.

The float manufactures clear and green glass, laminated glass and cut products, mainly sold on the French and Benelux markets. The most complex products can also be exported worldwide. The float produces flint glass ranging from 3 to 12 mm thick in very large dimensions (around 6x3 m).

This glass can then be sent directly to the laminated glass assembly line on site. Mounted as single- or double-glazing, it is used for the protection of people and property (sgg STADIP PROTECT), and for noise insulation (sgg STADIP SILENCE). It can also be sent to a other Saint-Gobain sites where it undergoes specific, very high-tech treatment on one surface to acquire additional technical properties.

sgg PLANICLEAR, a reference type of glass for the building industry manufactured at the site, is the base product used for multi-comfort glazing (sgg PLANITHERM for thermal insulation, sgg PLANISTAR SUN for solar control, etc.).