VALLEY FORGE, PA, March 4, 2009 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has named Saint-Gobain as a 2009 ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year for outstanding energy management and reductions in greenhouse gas emissions. The company is a leading supplier of building materials (mainly through its well known CertainTeed brand), as well as high-performance materials and glass containers. It was one of five new winners in the competition’s “energy management” category for industrial companies. No other manufacturer of glass containers or fiber glass insulation has ever received the Partner of the Year award.
Through a wide range of energy-awareness programs, key process improvements, and implementation of superior energy management practices in 2008, Saint-Gobain businesses in North America were able to save enough energy to make nearly 700 million glass bottles or enough fiber glass insulation for more than 160,000 homes. The company’s energy-use
reduction equated to a reduction in carbon dioxide emissions released to the atmosphere of nearly 70,000 tons last year.
Saint-Gobain’s accomplishments will be recognized at an awards ceremony in Washington, DC, on March 31, 2009.