# Saint-Gobain acquires Fibroplac and Falper in Portugal

Saint-Gobain entered into an agreement to acquire Fibroplac, a gypsum plasterboard producer in Pombal, and Falper, a light steel structures manufacturer in Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal. The combined turnover is about €15 million and 75 employees.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2022-05-24
- Where: Pombal and Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal, Portugal
- Value: $15.8M (15.0M EUR)
- Jobs: 75
- Status: announced
- Products: gypsum plasterboards, light steel structures
- Sectors: [Construction Materials](https://endata.com/sectors/construction-materials.md)

## Companies

- [GCP Applied Technologies](https://endata.com/companies/882.md) (target)
- [Saint-Gobain](https://endata.com/companies/1801.md) (acquirer)
- [CHRYSO](https://endata.com/companies/23051.md) (target)
- [Fibroplac](https://endata.com/companies/63026.md) (target)
- [Falper](https://endata.com/companies/63027.md) (target)

## Sources

- [investegate.co.uk](https://www.investegate.co.uk/announcement/rns/compagnie-de-st-gobain-sa--cod/acquisition/6977044), 2022-05-24: "These acquisitions will reinforce and accelerate the strong growth of Saint-Gobain in Portugal."
- [expresso.pt](https://expresso.pt/economia/2022-05-25-Francesa-Saint-Gobain-compra-portuguesas-Fibroplac-e-Falper-fa229f54), 2022-05-25: "A Saint-Gobain anunciou a celebração de um acordo para a aquisição das empresas Fibroplac e Falper, para 'reforçar e acelerar o forte crescimento' da multinacional em Portugal"
- [infoconstruccion.es](https://www.infoconstruccion.es/noticias/20220603/sain-gobain-adquiere-fibroplac-falper), 2022-06-03: "Saint-Gobain ha llegado a un acuerdo para adquirir las compañías Fibroplac y Falper."
- [batinfo.com](https://batinfo.com/en/actuality/with-chryso-and-gcp-saint-gobain-wants-to-become-world-number-2-in-construction-chemicals_21349), 2022-06-20: "40% of global greenhouse gas emissions come from construction, and we can answer these problems with building chemistry."

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