Saint-Gobain

Saint-Gobain is the international industrial group of the companies with the headquarters in Paris. The Saint-Gobain company is founded in 1665 and today is the world leader in production of packing, ceramic, abrasive materials, goods for construction and dressing and a wide number of other products.

Performance Indicators

2015: Sales volume Saint-Gobain made 39.6 billion euros. The group has representations in 66 countries of the world. In the state more than 170,000 employees. 2013: 1500 companies from 64 countries are a part of group; in the state –  190,000 employees. Turnover at the end of 2013 exceeded 42 billion euros.

History

2017: The Petya virus racketeer reduced Saint-Gobain revenue by 1%

Saint-Gobain expects falling of revenue for January — June, 2017 for 1% because of the attack of the computer Petya virus racketeer. It is said in the official statement of the French producer and distributor of building materials. The damage in absolute digits is not reported yet, the called assessment also not final.

The group recognized that it fell a victim of the attack on June 27. As a result of an incident no personal data are opened, and the company does not expect its any influence on a business activity in the future, noted in Saint-Gobain. After the attack of Petya all were closed 11 hardware stores of Ehituse ABC network belonging to concern in Estonia, wrote RIA Novosti. Most likely, the damage was not limited to it.

According to the results of the first quarter of this year revenue Saint-Gobain made 9.937 billion euros. In comparison with the same period of last year the indicator grew by 8.8%, the company reported earlier. Revenue size for the first half of the year of the 2017th will be sounded on July 27.

Business in Russia

The Saint-Gobain HPM Rus company is trade division of the French holding Saint-Gobain in Russia.

• Saint-Gobain Construction products Rus
• Saint-Gobain Weber Rus
• Saint-Gobain of Vetroteks Fiber glass
• Kavminsteklo's Saint-Gobain