Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics, part of the Innovative Materials sector, is a recognized leader in advanced polymer technology. Its affiliation with Compagnie de Saint-Gobain, enables access to state-of-the-art manufacturing and research and development facilities around the world.
More than 20,000 products
Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics, part of the Innovative Materials sector, is a recognized leader in advanced polymer technology. Its affiliation with Compagnie de Saint-Gobain, enables access to state-of-the-art manufacturing and research and development facilities around the world. With this full support of global resources, as well as our seasoned and unparalleled materials know-how, we can ensure that we are bringing the latest in polymer technology to the marketplace.
Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics, with more than 4,000 employees is present in 16 countries in North America, Europe and Asia and operates 45 manufacturing sites. As a leader in the development and manufacture of high-performance plastics, the company has an impressive portfolio of products and services that is unmatched in the industry.
Who We Are. . .
• We transform polymer resins into shapes through specialized manufacturing processes
• We sell high performance properties -- friction, purity, barrier/permeability, and insulating-generally in the form of a surface
• We are one of the world's largest transformers of fluoropolymers
• We are able to manufacture literally millions of custom engineered components
• The majority of our products are custom engineered to tight specifications
• We sell only a few commodities, and if we do, they are highly branded
• Quality, product approvals, and product certifications enable us to penetrate many applications and markets
• No other company competes across the same diversity of materials and markets
Our Mission . . .
Understand and fulfill customers’ needs through strategic investments in market knowledge, leading polymer technologies, operational excellence and superior service to assure sustainable growth.
Composites
Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics Composites group is made up of three separate SBU: Foams & Tapes, Coated Fabrics, and Specialty Films – each providing technically distinctive polymer films, foams, coated fabrics and pressure-sensitive tapes used in today’s most challenging markets. Composite material products are used in virtually every industry area – from Aerospace, Energy, Food Processing, Pharmaceutical and others.
Foams&Tapes SBU provides practical, cost-effective solutions for bonding, sealing, acoustical and vibration damping, sound proofing, as well as thermal management applications. Our technology is focused on diversified foam substrate like PVC, PUR, PE, Silicon, as well as pressure sensitive adhesive. These high-performance foam tapes are widely used in automotive, construction, energy and electronics. Meanwhile we study a variety of tapes with high performance film substrate and acrylic, silicone, or natural rubber adhesive systems . Our well-known product are used in applications from plastic heat sealing to electronic assembly and fabrication to wire and cable to general purpose.
Coated Fabric SBU has offered PTFE-coated fabrics, PTFE-fabric laminates and silicone coated fabrics. CHEMFAB® non-stick solutions was recognized worldwide for its over 40 years of product and process development experience. We has successfully promoted coated fabrics product in consumer applications for food processing, electronics, photovoltaic, environmental and energy, and in industrial applications in polymer processing, packaging and textiles.
For instance, Chemlam® PTFE fabric laminates combine all the resistance properties of advanced fluoropolymer films with the mechanical strength of fiberglass fabrics. Sheerfill® architectural membrane used in permanent structures is available in various strengths and light transmission levels.
Specialty Films SBU provides broad line of high-performance polymeric films and membranes via extrusion, casting, coating, laminating, sputtering, and surface modification etc. diversified processing techniques. We utilize a full range of polymers -- including EVA, polyolefin, PET, PI, ETFE, FEP, PFA, MFA, ECTFE, THV, PVDF, PTFE, and proprietary blends to deliver the right combination of temperature, chemical, release, low friction and dielectric performance in a variety of key applications such as PV, Automotive, electronics and life science etc.
Life Sciences
Saint-Gobain life sciences business include five separate SBU: Bioprocess solution (BPS), Medical, Fluid Transfer System (FTS), Electronics and Sealing Solution. Each provide products from recognizable brands.
Bioprocess Solution
Saint-Gobain creates customized single-use solutions for the biopharmaceutical production market. This includes bioprocess containers, connections, closures and tubing among other products from recognizable brands like Tygon®, Sani-Tech®, C-Flex®, Pure-Fit®, KryoSure®, KryoVue® and a host of others. All these are widely used for monoclonal antibody, vaccine, plasma, small molecular chemical drug manufacturing and cell therapy.
Medical
Our Life Sciences industry experts know that patient safety, comfort and satisfaction are crucial in today's competitive medical market. With over 40 years of experience in medical extrusion and a technical expertise in medical molding, Saint-Gobain is a world leader with unparalleled material expertise in silicone, thermoplastic elastomers and fluoropolymers. Our popular brands include Bio-Sil®, Tygon® and C-Flex®, etc. These are used for IVD reagent transfer/filling, IVD equipment Fluid transfer, hemodialyzer fluid transfer, drug delivery, radiofrequency ablation cooling brine transfer, etc.
Fluid Transfer System (FTS)
FTS provides solutions for variable applications, such as chemical dispensing, food and beverage dispensing and processing, personal care, protection. Our popular brands include Tygon® and VersilonTM.
High purity system
Electronics SBU is a long term solution supplier, with comprehensive design capability, material science know how, application expertise that offer peace of mind. We provide the best support to OEMs by designing or co-developing components or subsystems that will enable them to build the most reliable chemical distribution system or wafer processing equipment and achieving optimum yield for their unique application. Our popular brands include Furon® and VersilonTM.
To support the local market and global business, LS R&D Shanghai team focus on customized application test, new product development and technical transfer support,
·Buildup and use of extractables and leachables platform to support global LS products
·New product development per local market needs and applications
·Product Localization
·Technical transfer support
·Customized application test: pump life, burst, chemical compatibility, integrity test, etc.
Engineered Components
The High Performance Bearings group is a global division supplying high volume international OEMs in various markets, including automotive, consumer and industrial.
Backed by the proud heritage of product innovation, technology, advanced material and market leadership, we are dedicated to working with our customers using our engineering expertise to deliver standard and custom solutions in NORGLIDE® plain bearings, NORSLIDE® cable liners and compounds, RENCOL® tolerance rings, and RULON® bearings that meet the most demanding automotive and other industry applications.
Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics' Seals group is a global leader in designing and manufacturing high performance seals and polymer components. We serve various markets with our proprietary material grades, including Fluoroloy®, Meldin®, Rulon® which feature custom formulated blends and alloys of high performance polymers including fluoropolymers: PI, PEEK, PPS and UHMWPE. Our materials can be continually used from cryogenic to +600° F, from vacuum to 50,000 psi pressure, 10 to 30+ years life and meet several industry specifications (NORSOK M710, ISO 15848-1, Shell Mesc SPE 77-312 and ASTM).
We serve several energy sub-markets and provide multiple innovative and leading edge solutions throughout the hydrocarbon value chain, wind energy and hydro energy. Our seals and components have been regularly used and specified over the past several decades in a wide variety of valves, loading and transfer systems for liquefied natural gas, turret swivels in floating production storage and offloading vessels, subsea equipments, compressors, pumps, drilling tools, planetary gearboxes for wind turbines and others.
ENC R&D team in Shanghai focuses on technologies in terms of material science and engineering, new product development, new process development and application testings. The team setup technology platforms in terms of following aspects.
• Fluoropolymer processing including compounding, granulation, molding, sintering etc.
• Unique fluoropolymer characterization as well as material specification.
• Failure analysis and competitive analysis for Seals and Bearings.
• Tribological testing including basic and various specific application testing.
