SAINT-GOBAIN (EPA:SGO) - Saint-Gobain sells part of its glass processing business in Germany
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31/05/2021 18:04
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PRESS RELEASE
May 31, 2021
SAINT-GOBAIN SELLS PART OF ITS GLASS PROCESSING BUSINESS IN GERMANY
Saint-Gobain announces the sale of Saint-Gobain Glassolutions Objekt-Center,
which specializes in glass processing operations as part of the Glassolutions
network in Germany, to the German privately-owned AEQUITA group based in
Munich.
This sale concerns two sites: Döring Berlin and Radeburg, which employ a total
of almost 200 people and generated EUR20 million in sales in 2020. AEQUITA
already purchased the operations of Glassolutions in the Netherlands in 2019.
This transaction is part of Saint-Gobain's continued portfolio optimization
strategy to enhance the Group's growth and profitability profile.
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and sustainable place to live in.
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