Vetrotech Saint-Gobain sets up new line to make transparent fire-resistant glass

Vetrotech Saint-Gobain, a unit of Saint-Gobain Glass, will manufacture what it claims is the “world's toughest fire-resistant glass”.

A new production line to make Contraflam was set up inside Saint-Gobain's facility at Sriperumbudur, near Chennai.

It was inaugurated by Mr Jean Pierre Floris, President, Innovative Material Sector, Saint-Gobain.

This is part of the company's Rs 60-crore total investment plan at the advanced glass solutions facility.

The company said the product was introduced after architects and builders demanded a transparent fire protection material.

Opaque fire protection construction material is now available , but the demand was for a transparent material that also met safety requirements.

Vetrotech Saint-Gobain is a specialised business unit within the Saint-Gobain group solely dedicated to the R&D, testing, manufacturing, and sales and marketing of fire-resistant glasses.

Saint Gobain has invested over Rs 3,300 crore in India since inception.

It has two manufacturing facilities — in Sriperumbudur (Tamil Nadu) and Jhagadia (Gujarat). Another facility is coming up in Bhiwadi (in Rajasthan).