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Fluid & Gas Flow Equipment

Flexible Translucent Tubing targets milking equipment.

Designed to meet and exceed needs of dairy market, TygonÂ-® II Silicone Tubing is engineered with smooth surface and inner bore that resists sticking, encrustation, and bacteria growth, while minimizing potential for particle entrapment. Tubing does not contain plasticizers or other additives and byproducts that can leach into milk and cause toxicological issues. Additionally, Tygon II...

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Architectural & Civil Engineering Products

New Grades of Meldin-® Polyimide Materials

The Polymer Products Business of Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics has recently developed a grade of MeldinÂ-® materials for highly demanding applications in which metal and other materials will not perform adequately. Applications include thrust washers, sealing rings, bearings, and fork pads. The MeldinÂ-® 3100 series offers 4 tribological grades that satisfy application needs of high...

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Controls & Controllers

Furon-® High-Temp UPRP -¼ Precision Regulator

Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics is pleased to announce its new line of High-Temperature UPRP Â-¼ Precision Regulators. Designed for precise fluid pressure control in delivery of aggressive, pure chemicals and DI water, the HT UPRP features a dome loaded actuator that pneumatically maintains downstream pressure to a set level. Regulators feature a virgin PTFE/FluoroloyTÂ-® and PFA wetted...

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Medin-® 7021 Polyimide Chosen for Performance
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Medin-® 7021 Polyimide Chosen for Performance

Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics' Meldin 7021 material has been selected for use in turbo prop engines. A major worldwide turbo prop manufacturer has tested, approved and purchased Meldin 7021 parts for valves that supply air to the aircraft cabin. The seal rings and bushings, made from Meldin 7021 compounded material, provide self lubricated bearing surfaces and resistance to high temperatures...

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Biopharmaceutical Tubing suits custom assembly fabrications.
Fluid & Gas Flow Equipment

Biopharmaceutical Tubing suits custom assembly fabrications.

SaniPure(TM)-60 clear, flexible, tubing may be sealed, bonded, welded, and molded with heat. Smooth inner bore reduces particle entrapment and microscopic build-up, and facilitates complete sanitation of fluid transfer. Fully autoclavable and sterilizable product has absorption rate lower than elastomeric tubing. It also exhibits low protein binding characteristics, low permeability qualities,...

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Barrier Tubing maintains fluid purity.
Fluid & Gas Flow Equipment

Barrier Tubing maintains fluid purity.

Formulated for water and beverage transfer applications with strict taste requirements, VendflowÂ-® E-70-V-CE is made with smooth, plasticizer-free, hydrophobic inner surface to help maintain fluid purity and reduce taste transfer. It is crystal clear, has low absorption rate, and meets FDA requirements for food contact. Tubing is flexible, allowing for tight bends and installation on...

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Inert Tubing meets FDA and USP Class VI criteria.
Fluid & Gas Flow Equipment

Inert Tubing meets FDA and USP Class VI criteria.

TygonÂ-® Inert Tubing Formulation SE-200 contains inert FEP liner, which allows its use with aggressive chemicals. Combined with crystal clear, flexible Tygon jacket, it is suitable for applications where tight bends, clarity, and chemical resistance are required. Inert liner limits the potential of fluid contamination during transfer. Applications include pharmaceutical processing, ink and...

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Fluid & Gas Flow Equipment

Flexible Translucent Tubing targets milking equipment.

Designed to meet and exceed needs of dairy market, TygonÂ-® II Silicone Tubing is engineered with smooth surface and inner bore that resists sticking, encrustation, and bacteria growth, while minimizing potential for particle entrapment. Tubing does not contain plasticizers or other additives and byproducts that can leach into milk and cause toxicological issues. Additionally, Tygon II...

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Company News

Saint-Gobain's Automotive Glass Business (Sekurit) Strengthens Its Presence in China

PARIS, May 10, 2011 - Saint-Gobain Sekurit, the third largest manufacturer of automotive glass in China, announced the construction of its second Chinese automotive glass plant in the Shandong province of Qingdao, close to the Group's flat glass production site (float). This investment of approximately EUR50million will be implemented in three phases between now and 2014. The first manufacturing...

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Mergers & Acquisitions

Saint-Gobain Doubles the Size of its Industrial Mortars Business Through the Acquisition of the Maxit Group

COURBEVOIE, France, August 7 -- Saint-Gobain (OTC: CODGF) has announced the acquisition from HeidelbergCement of Maxit group, manufacturer of industrial mortars. Maxit has 5,130 employees and in 2006 reported sales of EUR1,237 million. With this transaction, Saint-Gobain continues its leadership strategy in Construction Markets, doubling its size in industrial mortars (which, in 2006, already...

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Architectural & Civil Engineering Products

New Grades of Meldin-® Polyimide Materials

The Polymer Products Business of Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics has recently developed a grade of MeldinÂ-® materials for highly demanding applications in which metal and other materials will not perform adequately. Applications include thrust washers, sealing rings, bearings, and fork pads. The MeldinÂ-® 3100 series offers 4 tribological grades that satisfy application needs of high...

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Controls & Controllers

Furon-® High-Temp UPRP -¼ Precision Regulator

Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics is pleased to announce its new line of High-Temperature UPRP Â-¼ Precision Regulators. Designed for precise fluid pressure control in delivery of aggressive, pure chemicals and DI water, the HT UPRP features a dome loaded actuator that pneumatically maintains downstream pressure to a set level. Regulators feature a virgin PTFE/FluoroloyTÂ-® and PFA wetted...

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Company News

Sale of the Reinforcement and Composites Business to Owens Corning for $640 Million

PARIS, July 27/ -- Saint-Gobain announces that definitive agreements to sell its Reinforcements and Composites activities to Owens Corning were signed on the 27th of July, 2007. Total consideration for the divested assets (excluding Saint-Gobain US reinforcement fiber activities which are to be sold independently) amounts to an enterprise value of $640 million. The overall 2006 turnover of the...

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Mergers & Acquisitions

Saint-Gobain: Norandex Acquisition in the United States

Saint-Gobain: Norandex Acquisition in the United States PARIS, July 18 -- Saint-Gobain has announced the acquisition of the Norandex group in the United States from Owens Corning. Norandex has 2,200 employees and delivered sales of $866 million in 2006 split into two activities: building materials distribution and vinyl siding manufacturing. The Norandex merchant brand, which will be integrated...

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Company News

Saint-Gobain Launch New Polymer Products Web Site

June, 2007 Bristol, RI Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics has announced the completed redesign of its Polymer Products web site at www.rulon-meldin.com . The new site includes a wealth of technical and product information on the entire RulonÂ-® and MeldinÂ-® product lines from a glossary of materials to specifications that include standard shapes, processes applications and high purity...

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Mergers & Acquisitions

Saint-Gobain Building Distribution Sector Continues to Expand With 3 Acquisitions in Italy, Spain and Germany

COURBEVIOE, France, April 11 -- Saint-Gobain's Building Distribution Sector has just announced the acquisition of Vemac (Italy), Discesur (Spain) and Schafer (Germany). o On a highly fragmented Italian market, Vemac is one of the country's largest builders' merchants and a regional leader in Abruzzo. The business has 10 branches, employs 187 people and recorded net sales of EUR66 million in 2006....

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Mergers & Acquisitions

Owens Corning and Saint-Gobain Create 'OCV Reinforcements'

The New Leader in the Reinforcements and Composites Business TOLEDO, Ohio and PARIS, February 21 -- Owens Corning (NYSE: OC) and Saint-Gobain (OTC: CODGF) representatives jointly announced today that they have signed a joint-venture agreement to merge Owens Corning's Reinforcements Business and Saint-Gobain's Reinforcements and Composites Business (a part of the entity known as Vetrotex) into a...

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