Saint-Gobain NorPro has a distinguished history of engineering excellence. From its humble beginning as a backyard pottery producer in Akron, Ohio (1859), to its current standing as a leading manufacturer of mass transfer, heat transfer and custom catalytic products worldwide. We continue to set new standards in meeting the technological needs of its customers.

Saint-Gobain NorPro is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Compagnie de Saint-Gobain, a multinational corporation with headquarters in Paris.  Saint-Gobain transforms raw materials into advanced products for use in our daily lives, as well as developing tomorrow's new materials. 

Saint-Gobain operates in more than 63 countries and is one of the world's hundred leading industrial corporations with +209,000 employees and annual sales over €43 billion (2008). Saint-Gobain companies lead the world in a number of engineered materials market segments, including advanced ceramics, abrasives, insulation, containers and building materials. Saint-Gobain NorPro benefits from the vast array of technological resources at hand through its association with other Saint-Gobain entities.

Saint-Gobain NorPro is organized into three business units: 

• Catalytic Products for custom catalyst carrier, MacroTrap® guard bed media and other top bed solutions

• Process Ceramics for Denstone® support media, heat and mass transfer media, and chemical and environmental products.

• Proppants for Sintered Bauxite and other proppants