Saint-Gobain

History

Year	Detail
1665	Louis XIV signed the Letters Patent officially creating the Manufacture des Glaces de Miroirs in Paris.
1692	Factory established in Picardy.
1702	Genevan Bankers save the ice factory from bankruptcy.
1830	The company became a public limited company from the royal manufacture.
1858	The company affirms its international vocation.
1872	Saint-Gobain develops its chemical branch by merging with Perret-Olivier.
1918	The company started the production of bottles (hollow glass) in Europe.
1929	Saint-Gobain, in partnership with Corning Glass Works, creates an electrofused refractory production unit.
1970	The company merged with Pont-à-Mousson.
2005	The company acquired the British Plaster Board (BPB).
2022	Saint-Gobain Glass launched Oraé, the first low-carbon glass on the market.
2023	Saint-Gobain signed a partnership agreement with Yongfeng to decarbonize the steel industry.