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1 Market summary

1.1 Presentation of the flat glass market

The flat glass industry refers to all activities related to the production of glass plates and sheets, as well as to the activities of glass processing and transformation whose products are, for example, glazing (for homes, offices, etc.), automotive glazing (windscreens, side and rear windows), etc..

Thus, the main consumers of flat glass are the sectors of the construction and automotive

Belgium, whose value of domestic flat glass production is of 1.5 billion euros ( Statista ), occupies a leading position in the European flat glass market

Indeed, it is one of its main exporters and the European leader in flat glass AGC Glass Europe is Belgian (it is also a subsidiary of the Japanese world leader Asahi Glass). The other major player in the flat glass market in Belgium is the french Saint-Gobain. They're concentrating between the two of them important game of the Belgian activity in this sector

2 Demand analysis

3 Market structure

4 Analysis of the offer

5 Rules and regulations

6 Positioning of the actors

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Saint-Gobain strengthens its position in construction chemicals in Mexico and Central America - 16/08/2024

Acquisition of FOSROC by Saint-Gobain for almost one billion euros.
Saint-Gobain acquires the Mexican group OVNIVER/Cemix for $815 million (around 742 million euros).
Cemix should generate sales of $285 million this year, with an operating margin approaching 22%.
Cemix has 16 plants and around 1,000 employees. Saint-Gobain generated sales of 1.5 billion euros in the Mexico-Central America zone last year, out of a group total of almost 48 billion euros.
With the integration of Cemix, Saint-Gobain's pro forma sales in construction chemicals will amount to 6.5 billion euros.
Saint-Gobain is present in 76 countries in the field of construction chemicals.
The Group has made around 30 acquisitions in construction chemicals since 2021.
Acquisition of CSR in Australia for 2.7 billion euros, Saint-Gobain's largest acquisition in 20 years.

Saint-Gobain buys construction chemicals company Fosroc for 960 million euros - 27/06/2024

Purchase price of Fosroc by Saint-Gobain: $1.03 billion (approximately 960 million euros)
- Year Fosroc founded: 1972
- Fosroc's geographical presence: strong, particularly in India, the Middle East and Asia-Pacific
- Expected sales for Fosroc in 2024: $487 million
- Total projected sales for Saint-Gobain in the building chemicals sector after acquisition: €6.2 billion in 73 countries

Saint-Gobain ready to set up in Australia for 2.5 billion euros - 22/02/2024

Saint-Gobain proposes to acquire the entire capital of CSR
The CSR Group has some 40 production sites worldwide, around 130 sales outlets and 2,800 employees.
CSR's total revenues for the 2022-2023 financial year amounted to A$2.6 billion.
By 2022, North America and emerging markets already accounted for 62% of Saint-Gobain's operating income, compared with 40% in 2018.

Saint-Gobain expands into Canada - 13/06/2023

Acquisition of Kaycan by Saint-Gobain one year ago
Saint-Gobain to acquire Building Products of Canada in 2023 for C$1.3 billion (approx. €925 million)
Building Products of Canada has a 25-30% market share in roofing products
Building Products of Canada total sales: C$435 million
Saint-Gobain's pro forma 2022 sales in Canada: C$1.8 billion
Saint-Gobain in Canada grows from 11 to 24 plants in eighteen months

How Saint-Gobain is making inroads across the Atlantic - 18/11/2022

In just three years, Saint-Gobain has become a market leader in the USA and Canada,
North American sales of $10.5 billion by 2022 - at least 90% of which will be generated in the United States
The North American market remains fragmented
Owens Corning its main rival
Saint-Gobain has invested more than $5 billion in North America since 2020 (gypsum with Continental Building Products, GCP Applied Technologies ,cement additives, concrete admixtures and waterproofing solutions, and Canadian Kaycan, producer and distributor of building materials in cladding
World leader in construction chemicals with Switzerland's Sika

Saint-Gobain acquires Kaycan to gain a foothold in the USA - 08/06/2022

Saint-Gobain acquires Kaycan for 860 million euros 1 billion dollars
Kaycan: the North American renovation specialist
By 2022, Saint-Gobain expects to exceed $10 billion in sales in the United States
Third strategic acquisition in less than two and a half years

Companies quoted in this study

This study contains a complete overview of the companies in the market, with the latest figures and news for each company. :

Carglass France (D'Ieteren Group)

Deknudt Mirrors

Leroi Industries S.A. (Groupe Leroi – Lerobel)

Meyvaert Glass Engineering S.A.

Polypane Glasindustrie S.A.

lux Belgium S.A.

Saint-Gobain Groupe

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