Saint-Gobain will finalize the acquisition of BPC on September 1

Saint-Gobain, which announced on June 12 this acquisition for an amount of 1,325 billion Canadian dollars (nearly 900 million euros), indicated that it had "obtained authorization from the Competition Bureau in Canada" for this operation. .

BPC, which employs 460 people in three plants (Montreal, Edmonton, Pont-Rouge), is "a major player in the roofing and exterior building materials market in Canada", where the company is "a leader in the production of asphalt roof shingles," Saint-Gobain said in June.

The group had already announced at the end of May 2022 the purchase of Kaycan, number one in siding, which employs 1.300 people at twelve production sites in the United States and Canada, for 928 million US dollars (around 860 million euros) .

"Following the contribution of the siding segment with the acquisition of Kaycan in 2022, Building Products of Canada completes Saint-Gobain's Exterior Solutions offer in the country, thus strengthening the existing activities of CertainTeed Canada, already a leader in Interior Solutions (gypsum, insulation, ceilings)," added the group.

These acquisitions are part of the strategy of the French group, which invests in sustainable construction and wishes to develop in North America.

Saint-Gobain achieved a year 2022 of "financial records", aligning the highest figures in the history of the group, with a turnover of 51,2 billion euros and a net profit of 3 billion. euros. The group, which has 168.000 employees, is present in 75 countries.