Residential Habitat

Accounting for almost 70% of the Group’s sales, Habitat is Saint-Gobain’s main market. With a unique and diversified portfolio of materials and services that improve the energy efficiency and thermal, acoustic, visual and health comfort of buildings, Saint-Gobain provides solutions for the external envelope (roofs, facade coatings, external insulation systems, insulating glazing, etc.) and the internal lining (insulation, plasterboard, ceilings, etc.). They are used in all types of new residential projects (single and multi-unit dwellings).

Buiding Glass and Window

HanGlas was established in 1957 and has become Korea’s representative glass manufacturer with state of the art technologies and high production capacity. HanGlas is regarded as a pioneer in the multi-functional glass market with the development of Low-E glass for the first time in Korea and still leads the market with innovative products such as Trple Low-E glass and Smart glass. HanGlas is continuously expanding its business by building the Korea’s largest coating glass factory and partnering with small and medium sized companies with cutting edge technologies. HanGlas has now become synonymous with the Korean glass industry with comprehensive solutions and contributes to environmentally friendly and smart living.

COOL-LITE® XTREME

COOL-LITE® XTREME is Triple Low-E glass with the triple silver layered solar control coatings. COOL-LITE® XTREME is the ideal product for energy savings by reducing overheating in the summer and heat loss in the winter. COOL-LITE® XTREME improves thermal insulation and maximizes brighter interiors and natural lighting with high light transmission while retaining an extremely neutral appearance.

COOL-LITE® SK

COO-LITE® SK is a high functional and high efficient glass with the double Ag layered coatings. COOL-LITE® SK provides a spectrally selective solar control performance along with excellent thermal insulation. With higher transmission levels and more transparency, COOL-LITE® SK maximizes brighter interiors and natural lighting.

COOL-LITE® K

COOL-LITE® K is high functional glass and has advantages of both Low-E glass and reflecting glass. COOL-LITE® K reduces energy consumption and has a neutral appearance with low light reflectance when produced on a clear substrate. COOL-LITE® K is ideally suited for use in facades.

PLANITHERM®

PLANITHERM® maximizes thermal insulation by applying advanced Ag coating technology. PLANITHERM® uses a special coating to reflect radiated heat back into the room, rather than allowing it to escape through the windows. PLANITHERM® is energy saving glass which is at least 25% more efficient than most double glazed windows.

HanGlas Window Solution

HanGlas Window Solution has the durability and excellent insulation performance. Smart way is a balcony window with insulation performance and durability. Easy way, it has excellent insulation performance with reasonable price functionality.

Architectural Window Film

Solar Gard® architectural window film, help to save significantly on energy costs, maintain a safer and more comfortable home and reduce interior fading. Solar Gard architectural window films can dramatically improve your property in four specific ways:
 Window films reject solar energy to improve comfort year-round
 Window tint provides impressive energy savings
 Protect from broken glass
 Help protect against ultraviolet damage

Window Related Products

Norseal® from PPL for Sandwich panels and window sealing, provide protection against water, dirt and air infiltration and resist weathering and UV oxidation MAGICA (sputtering targets) from Saint-Gobain Coating Solutions are used to produce thin film onto building glass for different functions.

Insulation

Saint-Gobain ISOVER Korea offers a large range of thermal, acoustic and fire-resistant insulation solutions meeting all the technical requirements of the different applications in residential and non-residential buildings, for new build and renovation. ISOVER mainly offers ‘WeatherProof’, external insulation solution with water repellent glass wool,  ‘E·Saver’, the first “A’ grade of 24K insulation for external wall application, ‘Energy Saver’ and ‘Eco-plus’, the only one local production for woodhouse application, and ‘VARIO’ for perfectly airtight and protected against moisture to save energy and prevent dew condensation.

Abrasives

Norton Clipper® machines and diamond tools deliver extraordinary performance in drilling and cutting all materials on building and construction sites.
In the habitat sector, plumbers, builders, carpenters, tilers, painters and decorators also benefit from Saint-Gobain Abrasives solutions.

 

Performance Plastics

SHEERFILL® from PPL architectural tensioned membrane for stunning and energy-efficient sport facilities, transportation terminals and landmark buildings

provide high strength, fire performance, self-cleaning, soundproofing, translucency and aesthetic appeal that can be relied upon for generations.

High Performance Films

Besides, the high performance films provided by Saint-Gobain can also be used as protective cap stock film adhesively laminated to graphics / signage in outdoor construction and indoor decoration applications. The films could provide anti-graffiti, anti-stick, and easy-cleaning properties.

Performance Plastics

The Performance Plastics Activity gathers solutions combining material science, processing technology and design to save energy, provide protection, improve comfort and sustain the environment for a variety of industries.

The Norton® ETFE film provided by Saint-Gobain could be used as the front panel film of flexible photovoltaic cell modules. The high-transparent, easy-cleaning, anti-scratch properties could be helpful for the high efficiency of the modules. 

Saint-Gobain Ceramic Materials

For habitat, Ceramic Materials provides ZirPro zirconia powders used to manufacture pigments for colouring ceramic tiles.