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Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics Rencol
With 15 sites and six R&D centres globally, we at the Bearings and Tolerance Rings Group, a division of Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics, provide ‘engineer-to-engineer solutions-in-motion’ to high volume international OEMs in the automotive, leisure, energy, industrial, and other markets. Backed by a heritage of product innovation, technology, advanced materials and market leadership, we are dedicated to working with customers using their extensive engineering expertise to deliver standard and custom solutions in NORGLIDE® bearings, RENCOL® tolerance rings, SOLGLIDE® bearings, JOINSHIM® rings, and NORSLIDE® cable liners that meet the most demanding applications.
The Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics, Bearings and Tolerance Rings Group, provides product expertise to six key markets:
- Automotive (Steering Systems, Powertrain, Electric Motors, Seats, Hinges)
- Bicycles
- Solar
- Appliances
- Industrial Valves
- Hard Disk Drives
Saint-Gobain is a global leader in the design, production and distribution of innovative, high performance materials for industry and employs over 195,000 people. With operations in over 64 countries, Saint-Gobain is the 60th largest employer and among the top 50 global industrial companies worldwide. Saint-Gobain is listed on the stock exchanges of Paris, London, Frankfurt, Zurich, Brussels and Amsterdam. Saint-Gobain’s global strategy is focused around three core markets: Construction Products, Innovative Materials, and Building Distribution. The company is committed to playing a leading role in developing energy-efficient innovations for the housing and construction sectors, protecting the environment, and managing growth in a sustainable fashion.
Saint-Gobain maintains 12 research centres and 101 development units and invests more than €400 million in research and development (R&D). Saint-Gobain has been at the forefront of innovation for more than 300 years. Last year, Saint-Gobain achieved global sales of almost €42.1 billion.
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- Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics Rencol Unit 16 Concorde Road Patchway Bristol BS34 5TB UK
- Phone
- 0117 938 1700
- Fax
- 0117 915 7982
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