Saint-Gobain and CertainTeed Launch Three-Year, $550,000 Partnership with YouthBuild USA Grant Supports Expansion of National Green Building and Job-Training Program for Disconnected Youth and Fosters Careers in Green Construction and Entrepreneurship   For a link to the release, visit http://bit.ly/fMe2hz The Make-A-Wish Foundation® of Alaska & Washington grants the wishes of children with life-threatening medical conditions. This year, the local chapter will grant wishes to 332 very special children who deserve a much-needed dose of hope, strength and joy.  Vetrotech applauds the Make-A-Wish Foundation’s important mission and supports them as they strive to make dreams come true for children during the most challenging times of their young lives.   December 2010 Game on for Puyallup Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics’ Puyallup facility (Washington, USA) has recently won a new market. Attracted by its expertise in the field of aesthetic and high-quality thermoformed parts, Aristocrat Technologies (ATI) contacted the site to produce the plastic cabinet frame for its gaming machines. The Puyallup site now takes care of the co-development, engineering and manufacturing of frames which are then painted to look like the chrome of old-style machines. The advantage of plastic is it lets through the LED lighting installed inside the machine and programmed to interact with the game. Since the first prototype was ordered in April 2010, this new market is growing fast. Puyallup is part of the Aerospace Business Unit which is thus diversifying its applications, and extending its know-how to other fields. “Thermoforming is an ideal fit for customers that require large components combined with relatively low capital investments and production volumes”, explains Greg Sallee, Business Manager Aerospace, Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics. “We will leverage our existing manufacturing know-how and capabilities to enter into new markets and applications.” A promising program!

Saint-Gobain at AIA June 2010 The more than 17,500 attendees of the American Institute for Architects (AIA) annual convention and design exposition, held recently in Miami, Florida, had the opportunity to visit several different Saint-Gobain booths: Vetrtotech Saint-Gobain North America, CertainTeed, Saint-Gobain Swisspacer and Saint-Gobain Glass Exprover were all exhibitors at this year’s event. Among the products highlighted at the show were CertainTeed’s new Sustainable Insulation and the AirRenew™ sustainable gypsum board that improves indoor air quality by reducing volatile organic compounds (VOCs) which circulate indoors. GlassXcrystal - was displayed by Greenlite Glass Systems showing solar glass that stores, heats and cools. Quantum Glass had a Planilum glass light display. An active glass panel that becomes a living material, glowing with pure, sensual light.  Light-pieces structure, animate and illuminate space.

Saint-Gobain cuts the ribbon at new manufacturing facility   PUYALLUP, WA (May 11, 2010) -- Saint-Gobain marked the completion of the move of the its Performance Plastics manufacturing facility from Seattle to a new location in Puyallup with a ceremony earlier today attended by Washington Governor Chris Gregoire, company executives from throughout North America, as well as business and community leaders.   The 94-employee facility at 507 North Levee Road in Puyallup manufactures high-performance plastics and composite parts, primarily for the aerospace industry.