Saint-Gobain held a groundbreaking ceremony August 26 to mark construction toward a new 47,000 sq. ft. administration building on its flagship abrasives manufacturing campus in Worcester, Mass. The construction marks the next chapter in Saint-Gobain’s long history in the Worcester community, where it is a major employer and its abrasives products subsidiary, Norton Abrasives, has […]
3M and Saint-Gobain Settle Paint Spray Patent Dispute
3M Company and Saint-Gobain Abrasives Inc. announced they have settled a long-standing patent dispute in Europe that related to 3M’s Paint Preparation System (PPS) and Saint-Gobain’s “Norton Paint Systems” (NPS) brand. The settlement covers infringement actions brought by 3M under several European patents against Saint-Gobain Abrasives in Germany and in France and corresponding actions by […]
Saint-Gobain Brings Farécla into Refinish Solutions Group
The Refinish Solutions Group (RSG) announced Farécla as a new member of the alliance. RSG, an initiative by Saint-Gobain is an alliance of collision repair industry suppliers leveraging their expertise to help collision centers optimize refinish processes to improve profitability. The addition of the product portfolio from Farécla, combined with the extended sales team of […]
Saint-Gobain Acquires TekBond in Brazil
Saint-Gobain announced it has signed an agreement to acquire TekBond, the number two adhesives business in Brazil operating in the construction sector and on the automotive aftermarket. TekBond supplies a broad range of adhesives, sealants, sprays and masking tapes all over Brazil. Its offer is based on a detailed knowledge of the market and customers […]
Lord Corp Announces Exclusive Distribution Agreement with Saint-Gobain
LORD Corporation, maker of Fusor brand adhesives used in the collision repair market, has entered into an exclusive distribution relationship with Saint-Gobain to bring Fusor Aftermarket Repair Adhesives to the North American collision repair industry as a member of the Refinish Solutions Group. As a part of the agreement, Fusor will now be part of […]
Saint-Gobain Acquires 320 Location Glass Repair Franchise in France
Saint-Gobain announced it has completed the acquisition of France Pare-Brise, which has the second largest automotive glass repair and replacement franchise network in France with 320 locations. France Pare-Brise serves insurance companies, corporate fleets, car rental and leasing companies as well as retail customers. Saint-Gobain produces automotive glass for automakers and for the replacement market, […]
BASF Names Christopher Kugler National Strategic Accounts Manager
BASF Automotive Refinish has hired Christopher Kugler as its new National Strategic Accounts Manager. Most recently, Kugler was the Director of Automotive Aftermarket at ILJIN USA, a producer of wheel bearings and other automotive components. Prior to that position, Kugler was the North American National Accounts Manager for Saint-Gobain (Norton) Abrasives in the collision repair […]