Saint Gobain - Registration document 2016

2 ONE AMBITION: TO IMPROVE THE WELL-BEING OF ALL 5. A Group organization to serve customer and market needs

Main competitors Ceramic Materials Imerys (France) ‹ Carbo Ceramics (United States) ‹ Abrasives

Performance Plastics 3M (United States) ‹ Trelleborg (Sweden) ‹ Saint-Gobain Adfors Johns Manville (United States) ‹ Phifer (United States) ‹ Valmiera (Latvia) ‹

3M (United States) ‹ Noritake (Japan) ‹ Tyrolit (Austria) ‹

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SOLUTIONS FOR SUSTAINABLE CONSTRUCTION AND THE SUPPLY OF PROVIDE CUSTOMERS WITH THE BEST SYSTEMS, PRODUCTS AND 5.2 WATER: THE CONSTRUCTION PRODUCTS SECTOR

As the world leader in the interior and exterior home Sector meets expectations for both user comfort and ease of improvement markets with very well-known brands, the installation for contractors. The Construction Products Sector’s aim is to become the supply solutions. It relies on its five constituent Activities, reference in sustainable construction and drinking water and exterior home improvement markets. which provide systems and bespoke solutions for the interior

Construction Products

Exterior solutions

Interior solutions

Insulation Activity

Mortars Activity

KEY FIGURES

Gypsum & Ceilings Activity

Pipe Activity

Industrial sites in 62 countries ‹ Commercial presence in 71 countries ‹ Over 46,000 employees ‹ Around 400 production sites worldwide ‹ Around 80 patents filed in 2016 ‹ Underpinned by the Group’s eight cross-business R&D ‹ around 20 development and R&D units in 23 different centers, as well as 12 centers specific to its activities, and countries and marketing roles in all the Activities More than 7,000 people throughout the world in sales ‹ Competitive positions: ‹ No. 1 worldwide (1) Plaster and plasterboard ‹ Insulation (all types of insulation products) ‹ Tile adhesives ‹ Mortars ‹ Ductile cast iron pipe ‹

Exterior Products Activity

A word from the President

customer satisfaction. Product and system innovations, industry positions in order to ensure the highest level of continued research and development efforts, are key marketing initiatives and digital services, as well as attractiveness and competitiveness.” Benoit Bazin, advantages in differentiating the Sector and ensuring its President, Construction Products Sector synergies between its different Activities and its leading leverages the solid reputation of its brands, the of local markets in every part of the world. The Sector The Construction Products Sector designs and develops innovative solutions to improve the quality of living places and “The Construction Products Sector is rolling out its  commitment of its teams and their in-depth knowledge growth strategy thanks to the extraordinary improve building energy efficiency and user comfort tailored to local conditions. These solutions are intended to as well as being environmentally friendly, specifically in – particularly acoustic, thermal, sanitary and visual aspects – accordance with a life cycle analysis of its products. product and service offerings for all construction fields, reduce the environmental impact of buildings, with unique

No. 1 in Europe (1) Façade render ‹ No. 2 in the United States (1) Sidings ‹

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