Saint-Gobain Abrasives focuses its strategy on continued international expansion and the continuous development of innovative abrasive solutions

Saint-Gobain Celebrates it's

350 year Anniversary

Enters China

Acquires Stake in Grindwell Norton in India

Acquires Winter

Acquires Unicorn Group

Acquires Flexovit International

Saint-Gobain acquires Norton

• Listed on the NYSE

• Enters construction products & 

  acquires Clipper

• Enters Diamond products & acquires Christensen

• Acquires Carborundum Abrasives North America

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• Enters Coated Abrasives & acquires

  Behr Manning Corp.

• Enters Brazil

• Norton expands to Europe

• Creation of Norton Grinding Machine Co.

• Establishes plants in France,

  Canada & Japan

Creation of Norton Emery Wheel Co.