Hankuk Glass Industries manufactures and processes glass for the architectural and automotive markets and is also present in certain specialty glass segments.
In 2004, the company achieved a turnover of 323 billion wons (or around €227 million) with a workforce of 774 people.
HGI is mainly present in Korea, China and Japan.
Following on from the long-established partnership existing between Saint-Gobain and Hankuk Glass Industries in the Flat Glass sector – essentially in Korea and China –, this operation serves to strengthen Saint-Gobain’s positions in Asia and is consistent with the Group strategy of development in emerging countries.
Employing around 37,000 people, Saint-Gobain’s Flat Glass Sector (Saint-Gobain Vitrage) generated sales close to €4.4 billion in 2004. Saint-Gobain Vitrage is currently present in 39 countries and ranks number two worldwide and number one in Europe in the flat glass market.
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