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CERAMICS BUTOGETHER, WE ENGINEER A BETTER,

SAFER AND GREENER WORLD

PURPOSE - KIT MANAGER2 /

OUR PURPOSE SETS THE COURSE FOR OUR COMMON FUTURE. Together with and for our customers, we design, manufacture and distribute

materials and solutions that have a positive impact on everyone's life and provide well-being,

quality of life and performance, while caring for the planet.

OUR PURPOSE REFLECTS WHO WE ARE. Our 350 years of history, our collective strength and our leadership empower us

to pursue our development in an inclusive way, addressing the major challenges facing humanity, climate change, resource protection and the fight

against inequality. We are both an international and multi-local company, fully integrated into the territories where we operate to support their vitality

and help build a fairer and more sustainable, open and engaging world.

OUR PURPOSE IS A CALL TO ACTION. Our approach is clearly focused on the future. Together with our customers, partners

and all our stakeholders, it guides our action to unleash individual and collective aspirations, and enable everyone to live better

in the world. It calls on us to innovate openly, with the ever-renewed ambition of better uniting humanity and nature for the common good.

OUR PURPOSE IS BASED ON VALUES THAT GUIDE US. We carry out our business in compliance with the Principles

of Conduct and Action and the humanist values that permeate our corporate culture. Listening, dialog, care, trust, solidarity

and respect for difference are central to our commitment.

This is the profound ambition of our purpose: to act every day TO MAKE THE WORLD A MORE BEAUTIFUL

AND SUSTAINABLE PLACE TO LIVE.

3HIGH PERFORMANCE SOLUTIONS

https://www.saint-gobain.com/fr/le-groupe/notre-raison-detre

sales outlets

employees and over100 nationalities represented

manufacturing

facilities worldwide, operations in

countries

2020 Operating income High Performance Solutions

Americas

Southern Europe, Middle East, Africa

Northern Europe

Asia-Pacific

Our organization

HIGH PERFORMANCE SOLUTIONS • CERAMICS BUSINESS UNIT4

Product design &

material formulation

Action on

our raw material suppliers

Carbon removal

Action on transport

Energy efficiency of our

processes

Switching our processes to

a less carbon-intensive

energy

14.5%:

reduction in CO2 emissions

between 2010 and 2019

Incorporated into decision-making procedures

concerning investments and R&D projects

*

Saint-Gobain has appeared for the last 2 years on the

Target: -20% in 2025

2050 goal: Net zero carbon emissions

*

contributes directly or indirectly to the

reduction of CO2 emissions

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DESIGN MANUFACTURE DISTRIBUTE

Strong expertise in materials science

Materials co-developed with our customers

Materials for comfortable and sustainable buildings

State-of-the-art materials for critical industrial

applications

Materials distributed thanks to an extensive geographical network

and efficient logistics

In-depth customer knowledge for a personalized digital

experience


Recognized innovation capabilities

Be ever more innovative

2,200marketing people

3,600researchers

1 out of 4 productssold today by Saint-Gobain

did not exist 5 years ago

Over 400patents filed each year

8 cross-business R&D

centers

Over 100 development

centers

One of the top 100

global innovators

Focus our drive for innovation on

customer needsAn open innovation approach: partnerships with start-ups, scientific

and academic cooperation, internal venturing

Explore new business modelsMarketplaces, intermediation platforms, product as a service,

licensed technologies, concept sales, waste take-back and recycling

services...


G L O B A L M A R K E T S L O C A L M A R K E T S

HPS

SAINT-GOBAIN

NORTHERN EUROPE AMERICAS

SOUTHERN EUROPE

& MEAAPAC

26%* of Group’s

headcount

44,500in 2020

18%* of Group’s

sales

€6,544min 2020

27%* of Group’s OP

€613min 2020

*average over the last three years

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HIGH PERFORMANCE SOLUTIONS • CERAMICS BUSINESS UNIT

OUR HPS / CER VISION IS INSPIRED BY THE PURPOSE

The industrial age that changed the world has reached its limits. Today, we need a new, but equally significant,

global transformation. As a trusted organization we, at Saint-Gobain, are committed to

Our customers rely on the passion, expertise and diversity of Ceramics team to overcome their toughest challenges.

They value our unique, safe and innovative solutions, enhanced by digital technologies and customized services.

We strongly believe Ceramics will make a material difference for generations to come. We will leap beyond

the traditional compromise between performance and sustainability; we will join forces with our customers,

suppliers and partners to improve life experience for all.

TOGETHER, WE ENGINEER A BETTER, SAFER AND GREENER WORLD.

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CERAMICS: A CENTURY OF PROVEN PERFORMANCE SINCE 1922

EXPANSION & DIVERSIFICATION


INTEGRATION • EXPANSION • DIVERSIFICATIONSEFPROCeramic refractory products & solutions for glass furnaces

Performance Ceramics & Refractories (PCR)Engineered ceramics and refractory products for extreme operating

conditions and high-temperature applications: steel production,

metallurgy…

Specialty Grains & Powders (SGP)Engineered ceramic grains, powders, suspensions, & chemicals for

a wide range of industries: abrasives, aerospace, automotive,

energy, semiconductors, etc.

QuartzProducts for civil & non-civil aerospace industry as well as railway

industry

ZIRPROCeramic grinding beads, blasting and peening media,

zirconium oxide powders and zirconium chemicals

NORPROCeramic catalyst carriers & process ceramics for refining,

petrochemical, chemical, environmental & gas processing

industries

CrystalsRadiation detection for medical, security, oil & gas exploration

and environmental monitoring. Sapphire for medical, industrial

electronics, aerospace and protection applications.

ValorefRefractory waste management for glass industry

Over

Manufacturing and sales operations in

Strong innovation DNA

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Nicolas MIEGEVILLE

CEO Ceramics

Alain ZANOLI

Vice President,

SEFPRO and ZIRPRO

Reinaldo VALU

Vice President,

PCR

Sung YU

Vice President,

SGP

Mike CAHILL

Vice President,

NORPRO & CRYSTALS

Peiming WANG

Vice President, China

SGP, ZIRPRO, NORPRO,

PCR, CRYSTALS

Jacques MERGY

Vice President,

QUARTZ and

CER Manufacturing

Agnes DELTENRE

HR Director, CER WW

Lisa GROSSI

HR Director, CER NAM

Celine DA SILVA

CFO

Viviane QUEFFELEC

Purchasing Director

Mark HAMPDEN-SMITH

Vice President,

Business and

Technology Strategy

Yves BOUSSANT-ROUX

Vice President,

R&D

Raphael

VIARD

CDIO


NORPRO

SEFPRO

SGP

ZIRPRO

Crystals

Quartz

PCR

Huntsville, AL

Daisy, TN

Mulberry, FL

Little Rock, AR

Bryan, TX

Anaheim, CA

Buckhannon, WV

Olyphant, PA

Latrobe, PA

Amherst, NY

Milford, NHBow, NH

Worcester, MA

Niagara Falls, NY

Stow, OH

Wheatfield, NY

Riverport, KY

Northampton, MA Vinhedo

Chippawa, ON

Steinefrenz

Rödental

Provins

Nemours Courtenay

Vénissieux

GièresBollène

Le Pontet

Avignon

Palakkad

Perundurai

Bangalore

Halol

Guanghan

Shanghai

Seto

KosakiDeng Feng

Beijing

Mezzocorona

Rainford

Handan

Linyi

Ware

Lianyungang

Hiram & Newbury, OH

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LEGEND

HIGH PERFORMANCE SOLUTIONS

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MINING & METALLURGY

Performance & durability in extreme conditions

Extension of iron & steel

casting processes durability

Faster material removal Optimization of blast furnace

operational efficiency

Extends grinding process

lifetime

REFRACTORY FUSED

ZIRCONIA GRAINSCERPASS® SEEDED GEL

ABRASIVE GRAINS

ZIRMIL® Y ZIRCONIA

GRINDING BEADSREFRACTORY CERAMIC CUP


TRANSPORTATION

Safer and more efficient journeys

Improvement of jet engine

performance

Protecting satellite thrusters

from erosion

Compliance with automotive

stringent requirements

High-performance & reliable

train braking system

INGOTS FOR ELECTRON-BEAM

PHYSICAL VAPOR DEPOSITIONCOMBAT® BORON NITRIDE SOLIDS

ZIRPRO® MONOCLINIC

ZIRCONIA POWDERSMICAVER® INSULATORS


ELECTRONICS

Precision solutions for connectivity

Wafer protection from metal

contamination

Enhancement of material

removal rate

Efficient dissipation of heat

generated by electronic

devices

Blasting with high impact

resistance and recyclability

THERMAL SPRAY POWDERS FOR

THERMAL SPRAY COATINGS

DIAMOND AND ALUMINA-BASED

POLISHING SLURRIESCARBOTHERM®

BORON NITRIDE

MICROBLAST® ZIRCONIA SURFACE

TREATMENT MEDIA


ENERGY & PETROCHEMISTRY

Reliably power our world

Enhancement of catalysis

process selectivity and activity

Superior performance &

survivability in oil & gas harsh

environmental conditions

Increased loading capacity of

roller hearth kilns for the

manufacturing of Li-Ion

batteries cathode materials

NORPRO ALUMINA

CATALYST CARRIERS

NAL (TI) SODIUM IODIDE

CRYSTAL SCINTILLATOR

HEXOLOY® SE (SINTERED

SILICON CARBIDE) &

SILIT SK (SILICONIZED SiC) ROLLERS


GLASS INDUSTRY


Enhancing energy efficiency

Glass furnace safety &

operation improvement

Refractory with reduced

environmental footprint

Glass furnace energy

efficiency improvement

Provides products, technical

support and logistics during

hot & cold furnace

maintenance work

FUSED-CAST HIGH

ZIRCONIA REFRACTORY

WOOL CHROMIUM OXIDE

REFRACTORY

FUSED CAST CRUCIFORM®

REFRACTORY

REFRACTORY REPAIR

SERVICES ACTIVITY

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EXEMPLARY FOR A GREENER WORLD IN OUR OPERATIONS…

Increase use of

secondary raw

materials

Transition to carbon

free energy

TARGET 2025Scope 1 + 2

From 5% in 2021 to 30% in 203020 /

Optimize/reduce

our energy use

Scopes 1 and 2

74%

25%

ENERGY BILL

Natural Gas

Fuel & others

Electricity

-45%CO2

emissions

Shift our mix to green electricity

Green CertificatesPower purchase

agreements (PPA)


We excel at transforming raw materials

into engineered solutions with enhanced

functionalities that enable our customers

to solve their most difficult challenges

Extend our wide range of materials

transformation capabilities to solve

the Grand Challenges of tomorrow

to Make the World a Better Home

TOGETHER, WE ENGINEER A BETTER, SAFER AND GREENER WORLD

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EV & LiB Ecosystem

Power Electronics

Communications & Human Interface

Enabling 5G & Smart SensorsH2 Economy

CO2 Reduction

Diagnostics & Detection

Clean Air & Water

Personal & Supply

Chain Security


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Sustainability

Energy Efficiency

Waste to Energy

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CERAMICS SOLUTION PORTFOLIO

Enabling our customers’ most challenging processes &

unique applications.

High Performance &

Functionality


Scintillating Catalyst Selectivity &

Activity

MechanicalProperties &

Hardness

Chemical Purity & Stability

Resistance to Extreme

Environments

Transparency

Transport & Flow Surface properties & Aesthetics

Business Model innovation

• Extend durability & lifetime

• Lower total cost of ownership

& environmental footprint

• Provide unique properties

• Maximize operating efficiency

• Reduce energy consumption

• Improve performance

• Recycle products at the end

of life cycles at customers

• Manufacturing 4.0 & digital

transformation to enhance

customer experience

• Sensors for Repair &

Diagnostic services

• Broaden our material & process

base to provide more complete

solutions to our customers

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INDUSTRIES & APPLICATIONS

LIQUID FILTRATION

SERVING LEADING CUSTOMERS IN THEIR OWN INDUSTRIAL SEGMENT

OEMs | System integrators | Component manufacturers | Distributors | End-users


TELECOMMUNICATION SECURITY & SAFETY

ABRASIVES & GRINDING

OIL & GASAUTOMOTIVE

MINING

GLASS & CERAMICS INDUSTRY

CHEMICAL INDUSTRY

AEROSPACE

MEDICAL

CONSUMER GOODS

POWER GENERATION

ELECTRONICS

METALLURGY

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A STRONG INNOVATION MINDSET

New "Micro" Size Catalyst

Carrier Spheres designed for

customer

Tight spherical particle size

from 0.3 to 3.5mm and control

of porosity with unique

chemistry gradient

Waste to energy applications

New polishing slurry

containing nano alumina

abrasive particles

Used in chemical

mechanical planarization of

silicon carbide wafers for

LED and power electronic

devices

3D printed silicon carbide

radiant tube insert used in

ceramic industrial burner and

heat recovery markets

Engineered version of Cerium

doped lutetium based

scintillation crystals

Offers up to 20% higher light

yield and 6% improvement in

energy resolution for cost-

effective performance

Used in PET and CT scanners

for medical imaging



ENABLING OUR CUSTOMERS TO THRIVE

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Leveraging our ceramic materials and process expertise, we are dedicated to being at the forefront of supporting your growth and success.

Ready to begin our new collaboration?


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Fused-cast, bonded or sold in bulks refractory solutions for the glass-making industry

Fused-cast Sintered Cruciforms ExpendablesMonolithics


Flat glass: building, solar,

automotive

Containers, tableware

cosmetics

Insulation Reinforcement fibres Electronic glass: LCD… Specialty glass:

pharmacieutical, laboratory

glassware, vitroceramic …


Refractories and Engineered Ceramics for industries other than glass-making: Refractories for Metallurgy, Energy & incineration of waste…

Engineered Ceramics for Kilns & Furnaces, high wear & extreme conditions, filtration membrane, armor for ballistic protection…

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AUTOMOTIVE METALLURGYELECTRONIC &

SEMICONDUCTORPROCESSING OF

CERAMICS

BUILDING & HABITAT CHEMICAL LIFE SCIENCES TRANSPORTATION & AEROSPACE

ENERGY, OIL & GAS OTHER

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Ceramic media for refining, petrochemical, chemical, environmental & gas

processing industries

Micro-grinding beads: Minerals & inorganics, mining, paints, inks & coatings…

Surface treatments beads: For finishing, cleaning & peening

Zirconium oxide powders: Used for a wide variety of applications (Refractories, Electronics, Abrasives, Glass, Ceramic pigments, Coatings…)

NORPRO ZIRPRO

Bed Topping Media Denstone® Support MediaCatalyst Carrier

PETROCHEMICAL, REFINING

MINING

AGROCHEMICALS

AUTOMOTIVE CATALYSTS

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Mass Transfer Products Regenerative Thermal

Oxidizer MediaAccu® Spheres

SHOT PEENING

CERAMIC PIGMENTS

AUTOMOTIVE

SURFACE FINISHING

SOFC OPTICAL FIBER CONNECTOR

REFRACTORIES FOR FOUNDRY

PIGMENTS, DYES & DISPERSIONS

MINERAL PIGMENTS & FILLERS

BLAST CLEANING

BATTERIES & ELECTRONICS

FOOD, COSMETICS, PHARMACEUTICAL

PAINT, INKS & COATINGS


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Abrasive Grains: Grains for coated & bonded abrasives (General industry, steel, automotive)

Surface Conditioning: Powders, slurries and chemical solutions for precision surface finishing (Semiconductor, hard disk drive, hard crystals)

Coating Solutions: Consumables and equipment for functional coatings (Energy, aerospace, wear, petrochemical)

Refractory Zirconia: Fused zirconia grains and powders, silica fumes (Refractories for glass, steel, metallurgy)

Boron Nitride: Boron nitride powders, agglomerates and solids for thermal, industrial and consumer (Electronics, semiconductor)

Farecla: Polishing compounds & surface solutions (Automotive, Marine, Wood)

SGP

AEROSPACE STEEL ENERGY AUTOMOTIVE CONSTRUCTION ELECTRONICS & SEMICONDUCTORS

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Scintillation Materials and Detectors, Synthetic Sapphire, X-Ray

Analyzers and Garnet substrates for innovative system integrators.

CRYSTALS QUARTZ

Quartzel®

Silpower®

Micaver®

Crucibles

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Pure silica glass fibers (quartz) sold as fibers, textiles or felts, other

quartz products (crucibles, IR reflector…) and non-quartz products

(Mica-glass railway insulators)

ELECTRONICSAEROSPACE RAILWAYS SEMICON & SOLAR

X-ray Monochromators

Synthetic Sapphire

Garnet Substrates

MEDICAL SECURITY OIL & GAS

PROCESS ANALYSISINDUSTRIAL

Radiation Detection

PROTECTION & AEROSPACE

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