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Compagnie de Saint Gobain SAAnnouncement

02/11/2016 07:15

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Compagnie de Saint-Gobain
02 November 2016
PRESS RELEASE
November 2, 2016
SAINT-GOBAIN finalizes THE acquisition OF H-Old
Saint-Gobain has acquired 100% of the share capital of the Italian company h-old from private equity fund Arcadia Small Cap. Founded in 1982, h-old designs, manufactures and distributes - mostly in Europe - specialty adhesive tapes for various high-performance applications for industrial and automotive markets. Its sales should be around 25 million in 2016.
h-old reinforces the high-performance plastics business thanks to complementary commercial positions in terms of geography and applications.
ABOUT SAINT-GOBAIN
Saint-Gobain designs, manufactures and distributes materials and solutions which are key ingredients in the wellbeing of each of us and the future of all. They can be found everywhere in our living places and our daily life: in buildings, transportation, infrastructure and in many industrial applications. They provide comfort, performance and safety while addressing the challenges of sustainable construction, resource efficiency and climate change.
39.6 billion in sales in 2015
Present in 67 countries
More than 170,000 employees
www.saint-gobain.com 
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Analyst/Investor Relations
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Gaetano Terrasini
Vivien Dardel 
Florent Nouveau
+33 1 47 62 32 52
+33 1 47 62 44 29
+33 1 47 62 30 93
Susanne Trabitzsch
+33 1 47 62 30 10

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