# Saint-Gobain inaugurates Rs 1,200 crore glass plant near Chennai

Saint-Gobain inaugurated its third glass plant at Sriperumbudur near Chennai, built at a cost of Rs 1,200 crore. The facility is part of the World Glass Complex and will serve domestic and international customers.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2019-01-28
- Where: Sriperumbudur, near Chennai, India
- Value: $168.0M (12.0B INR)
- Jobs: 400
- Starts operating: 28 Jan 2019
- Status: completed
- Products: glass
- Sectors: [Construction Materials](https://endata.com/sectors/construction-materials.md)

## Companies

- [Saint-Gobain](https://endata.com/companies/1801.md)

## Sources

- [business-standard.com](https://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/saint-gobain-inaugurates-new-rs-1-200-crore-facility-near-chennai-119012800177_1.html), 2019-01-28: "Saint-Gobain on Monday inaugurated its third plant next to its existing facility near Chennai."
- [businesstoday.in](https://www.businesstoday.in/latest/corporate/story/glass-manufacturer-saint-gobain-invests-rs-1200-crore-to-open-its-third-manufacturing-plant-163263-2019-01-29), 2019-01-29: "French glassmaker Saint Gobain today opened its third float glass manufacturing plant at the World Glass Complex, Sriperumbudur, Chennai."
- [motorindiaonline.in](https://www.motorindiaonline.in/saint-gobain-opens-three-new-facilities-at-an-investment-of-rs-1200-crores/), 2019-02-25: "Saint-Gobain recently opened three world-class facilities to meet the growing demand of the glass markets"

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