PROUD OF OUR HISTORY
Growth via acquisition and international expansion
Saint-Gobain Abrasives focuses its strategy on continued international expansion and the continuous development of innovative abrasive solutions |
• 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 and aquires Clipper• Enters Diamond products and acquires Christensen• Acquires Carborundum Abrasives North America |
• Enters Coated Abrasives and acquires Behr Manning Corp.• Enters Brazil |
• Norton expands to Europe• Creation of Norton Grinding Machine Co.• Establishes plants in France, Canada and Japan |
• Creation of Norton Emery Wheel Co. |