# Saint-Gobain acquires Duraziv to expand construction chemicals in Romania

Saint-Gobain has signed an agreement to acquire Duraziv, a Romanian group specializing in adhesives and construction chemicals. The acquisition, along with a recent acquisition in Russia, represents around EUR 40 million in sales and is subject to regulatory approval.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2021-05-17
- Where: Ploiesti, Romania
- Value: $48.7M (40.0M EUR)
- Status: announced
- Products: adhesives, construction chemicals, external thermal insulation solutions
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md), [Construction Materials](https://endata.com/sectors/construction-materials.md)

## Companies

- [Saint-Gobain](https://endata.com/companies/1801.md) (acquirer)
- [Duraziv](https://endata.com/companies/55146.md) (target)
- [DBW](https://endata.com/companies/55204.md) (target)

## Sources

- [investegate.co.uk](https://www.investegate.co.uk/announcement/rns/compagnie-de-st-gobain-sa--cod/acquisition/6376012), 2021-05-17: "Saint-Gobain has signed an agreement for the acquisition of Duraziv, a Romanian group specialized in the production of adhesives and other value-added construction chemicals solutions."
- [chemengonline.com](https://www.chemengonline.com/saint-gobain-to-acquire-romanian-adhesives-specialist-duraziv/?printmode=1), 2021-05-17: "Saint-Gobain (Courbevoie, France) has signed an agreement for the acquisition of Duraziv, a Romanian group specialized in the production of adhesives and other value-added construction chemicals solutions."
- [archive.cij.world](https://archive.cij.world/saint-gobain-buys-manufacturer-of-construction-materials-dbw-from-ploiesti/), 2021-05-18: "The estimated value of the investments of EUR 40 million includes the value of the takeover transaction of DBW Ploiesti, as well as a brownfield project through which a new production capacity of insulating glass wool materials will be developed on the already existing assets in Ploiesti."

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