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RNS Number : 9672A  Compagnie de Saint-Gobain  28 September 2022

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PRESS RELEASE

 

September 28, 2022

 

SAINT-GOBAIN EXTENDS ITS SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS OFFER FOR FACADES IN EUROPE BY
INVESTING IN BUILDING INTEGRATED PHOTOVOLTAICS

Saint-Gobain and the solar manufacturer Megasol, the European leader in
Building Integrated Photovoltaics (BIPV), announce a strategic partnership. As
part of this partnership, Saint-Gobain has acquired a minority stake in
Megasol's business unit that develops and manufactures building-integrated
photovoltaics at its site in Deitingen in Switzerland. The partnership enables
Saint-Gobain to extend its sustainable solutions offer for façades and to
become the leading provider for BIPV façade solutions in Europe, one of the
fastest growing segments of façade construction. At the same time, it gives
Megasol access to Saint-Gobain's customer base.

BIPV solutions make a significant contribution to sustainable construction and
decarbonization by very efficiently producing energy on roofs and vertical
façades of buildings. Building owners can not only comply with today's and
future energy regulations and increase their own energy efficiency, but they
can also generate additional revenue by feeding the electricity into the grid.

"Thanks to the aesthetic design of Megasol's products, its fully customized
and, at the same time, industrialized production, we are extending the scope
of our applications allowing significant growth for Saint-Gobain's total
facade solutions" says Patrick Maier, CEO Saint-Gobain Switzerland.

"With its sustainability strategy and immense expertise in glass and building
envelopes, as well as its global presence, Saint-Gobain is the perfect partner
to rapidly scale our business with our active solar building materials" says
Markus Gisler, CEO of Megasol.

This partnership will further reinforce Saint-Gobain's offering in sustainable
façade solutions which varies from one country to another. These façade
systems provide high performance and a reduced carbon impact thanks to less
embodied carbon and lower energy requirements for a building in use.

This investment is in line with the Group's "Grow & Impact" plan to
further strengthen its leadership position in light and sustainable
construction.

 

 

ABOUT SAINT-GOBAIN

Worldwide leader in light and sustainable construction, Saint-Gobain designs,
manufactures

and distributes materials and services for the construction and industrial
markets. Its integrated solutions for the renovation of public and private
buildings, light construction and the decarbonization

of construction and industry are developed through a continuous innovation
process and provide sustainability and performance. The Group's commitment is
guided by its purpose,

"MAKING THE WORLD A BETTER HOME".

 

€44.2 billion in sales in 2021

166,000 employees, locations in 76 countries

Committed to achieving Carbon Neutrality by 2050

For more information about Saint-Gobain,

visit www.saint-gobain.com and follow us on Twitter @saintgobain

 

Analyst/Investor relations

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Press relations

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Laure Bencheikh:          +33 1 88 54 26 38

Susanne Trabitzsch:      +33 1 88 54 27 96

 

 

ABOUT MEGASOL HOLDING AG

Megasol HOLDING AG is a Swiss solar module manufacturer with headquarter and
production facilities in Deitingen (Solothurn/Switzerland) and has been
producing highly efficient photovoltaic modules for almost 30 years. The
company is the technology leader in the field of colored and customized solar
facades as well as solar tiles and solar roof systems. Megasol produces
exclusively with renewable energies. The company is represented in 18
countries and currently employs 140 people in Switzerland.

For more information about Megasol,

visit www.megasol.ch

 

Media relations
Daniel Sägesser: Tel.: +41 62 919 90 61, daniel.saegesser@megasol.ch

 

 

 

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