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[Oswego]

They have had issues for quite some time. Here is some insight from back in 2018 Subscribe to read | Financial Times

that link sucks just google it and you can read it - when I link it the link keeps changing

Here is when the shit hit the fan for them - Swiss Court Rules Against Saint-Gobain in Sika Dispute | USGlass Magazine & USGNN Headline News

Honestly Ive never purchased a glass product from them in my career so while I know the name - to me I always think of them in regards to packaging and chemicals.

I know they had a blow otu with Sika and IMHO Sika makes some of the best urethane's available to the market. I did my sidewalk joints in them a decade ago and to this day they are still looking good.

PPG just sold all of their glass assets to a Mexican company a couple years ago so they could focus on their paint and chem lines. Now the best glass in the country has the profits going back to Mexico. Their sand quarry is less than a couple hundred miles away so I'm forced to use them on LEED jobs where materials can not exceed 500 miles transpo.

 

[TacoXpo]

Odd news today; Saint-Gobain announced they are selling off their construction glass business in South Korea as part of their divestment goals for this year. Odd to be selling a business segment that is so profitable.

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Or maybe sell while the selling's good if there are things that may suggest they may not be in the future. I've worked for a couple of holding companies and you would wonder why they sell the most profitable ones - because they are the ones that look good to a buyer.

 

[tx_shooter]

Or maybe sell while the selling's good if there are things that may suggest they may not be in the future. I've worked for a couple of holding companies and you would wonder why they sell the most profitable ones - because they are the ones that look good to a buyer.

That is probably pretty close to it. They have been shifting out of certain parts of the world lately.

 

[Oswego]

I just remembered I sold the glass doors for St Gobains US HQ to a local sub back in 2015. Their HQ contains 0% glass products from them

 

[tx_shooter]

That is not the only place. They have a big showroom HQ outside of Philly now that is supposed to be built with tons of their products. But the vast majority of the plants and sales offices have none. The irony is not lost on the employees.

 

[Oswego]

That is not the only place. They have a big showroom HQ outside of Philly now that is supposed to be built with tons of their products. But the vast majority of the plants and sales offices have none. The irony is not lost on the employees.

We are talking about the same place. Saint-Gobain's North American Corporate Headquarters Awarded Prestigious LEED Platinum Green Building Certification | Saint-Gobain North America

They may have used 50 certainteed products in it, but their glass is from PPG/Vitro cause I sold it

 

[tx_shooter]

That is hilarious and pretty fitting.

 

[Taco Loco]

Everything I see from the construction side of things backs recession fears up and data isn't political.

Here is the best explanation I could find if your interested Architectural Billings Index Flashes Negative For The Second Time This Year | Seeking Alpha

Oct 1st, U.S. stocks turned around and then fell after a print on domestic manufacturing activity came in at the weakest level in a decade.

 

[Oswego]

Yikes..... that's sad. I give Trump props for attempting to strong arm manufacturers back to the US, but alas he is a politician and the attempts were merely for media attention and to distract from other issues IMHO.

At this point in my life - I don't care what party you are in - you're POS politician to me. I miss the past when politicians were not professional politicians and they had other jobs. These days it's just a scum filled swamp on both sides.

I have been reading allot lately about China getting ready to pop due to their inflation of currency. Seems they might be buying up buildings in Philly and NYC at an unprecedented rate to try and solidify their funds before their economy crashes.

 

[Taco Loco]

You need to watch the Republican Party, they sent my dog a Congressional District Census!

 

[Silverback]

Thats nothing... the Dems voted for my dead grandparents.

 

[Taco Loco]

I just spoke with her, she wants her obedience training paid off, free veterinary care for all canines and free dog treats.

 

[Silverback]

Sounds like a Democrap.. I'd watch her. LOL

 

[Silverback]

You must fill this out for your dog... what is her age?... in dog years.

 

[Taco Loco]

Sounds like a Democrap.. I'd watch her. LOL

Free to a good home.

 

[Oswego]

Free to a good home.

or a "farm upstate"

 

[Anathollo]

This shit needs to stop.
Universal Orlando actor fired for making racist hand gesture

 

[tx_shooter]

Saw that article and just shook my head. The witch hunting is getting bad. Odds are he was making the dick punch joke - still in bad taste but not racist.

 

[Silverback]

 

[tx_shooter]