Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics -- Our Businesses

Saint-Gobain Perfomance Plastics is comprised of several strategic business units and serves a broad range of markets throughout the world. No other company competes across the same diversity of materials and markets. For instance, we are world leaders in:

Polymer films for flexible solar panels
Coated fabrics for structural applications
Fluoropolymer bearings for the auto industry
Polyurethane foams
Visco-elastic polymers for acoustic dampening
Fluoropolymer pumps and valves for the semiconductor market
Sealing systems for oil and gas, aerospace and medical applications
Thermoset and thermoplastic products to the pharmaceutical manufacturing process
Custom molded and extruded products made of silicone rubber to the medical industry
Tolerance rings for electronics, automotive, energy, and consumer applications

Select from the business list below for more details and information on our capabilities.

Bearings and Tolerance Rings

Custom and standard solutions in Norglide® plain bearings, Norslide® cable liners and compounds, Rencol® tolerance rings, and Rulon® bearings

Coated Fabrics

Chemfab® PTFE coated fabrics and laminates, and silicone coated fabrics where high temperature, chemical resistance, and flexible advanced materials are required

Film Substrates

Specialty high-performance polymeric films and membranes in an extensive range of polymers, including PI, FEP, PFA, PTFE, ETFE, ECTFE, PVDF, UHMW-PE and proprietary blends

Foams Bonding and Gasketing

Foam tapes, adhesive-coated foam tapes, sound proofing materials, thermal management

Healthcare Markets

Products that capture, convey and contain critical fluids -- expertise directed toward biopharmaceutical, laboratory and medical

Process Systems

Largest line of polymer products, high purity fluoropolymer components and professional silicone cooking tools

Seals and Polymers

High performance spring energized, rotary lip seals, mechanical and shielding springs, and polymer Rulon® and Meldin® material components