Pilkington Building Products - Overview
Building Products (BP) represented 47 per cent of the NSG Group’s operating income in FY2007/2008. BP’s operations are organised into six businesses; Building Products Europe, Building Products Japan, Building Products North America, Building Products South America, Building Products China and Building Products South East Asia.
Float glass for the building market is sold without further processing or processed into products with additional properties. Pilkington branded products help control energy usage, protect against fire, insulate against noise, provide safety and security, afford decoration and privacy, self-cleanse, are used to build all glass facades and include glass for specialised applications. Large-scale coating, laminating, and silvering processes are used to make these products. BP has float glass manufacturing or processing operations in the following 22 countries; United Kingdom, Germany, Japan, Malaysia, Vietnam, China, Austria, Switzerland, France, Netherlands, Italy, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Czech Republic, Poland, Russia, United States, Argentina, Chile and Brazil.
BP’s main activities include:
- Float manufacturing: 0.4 mm to 25 mm, clear, tinted, extra clear, on-line coated
- Rolled manufacturing
- Semi-finished products: off-line coated, laminated, silvered
- Processing: toughening, insulating glass units, merchanting, fire protection
- Glazing systems: e.g. Pilkington Planar. (frameless glazing system).