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Saint-Gobain is a major international supplier of highly advanced ceramic-based products used in hydrocarbon industry processing and production.

Proppants

With energy consumption at all all-time high, proppants (spherical ceramic beads used in the hydraulic fracturing of oil and gas wells) are more in demand than ever. Saint-Gobain Proppants is at the forefront of this industry, with a product presence in every natural gas- and petroleum-producing region in the world.

Refining Products

Saint-Gobain NorPro provides refineries with materials that facilitate increased production of clean fuels to meet the tightest environmental regulations. The company offers the widest range of top bed solutions for all types of reactors in the oil refining and petrochemical industries

• Ceramic pentarings
• MacroTrap® highly macroporous ceramic media
• High surface area alumina rings
• Denstone® ceramic bed topping and support media

Catalytic Products

The vast majority of the world's manufactured goods are derived from products made by catalytic processing of fossil fuels. We have a proven history of serving a wide range of catalytic applications through a co-development business model that involves joint development of new catalysts by our clients and new carriers by us. Our products, 95% of which are tailor-made and proprietary per client, utilize a broad range of materials:

• alumina
• titania
• zirconia
• silica
• silicon carbide
• and others

We apply extrusion, pressing, spray drying and other proprietary forming technologies to deliver the best and most cost-effective shape demanded for each particular situation.

Heat and Mass Transfer

A world leader in the development and manufacture of ceramics for fixed bed processes, Saint-Gobain NorPro has extended its presence in mass and heat transfer by providing patented shapes and materials. Special materials such as alkaline corrosion resistant Alkaware™ ceramic extend the life of RTO bed, and high efficiency shapes such as:

• Ty-Pak® media
• Snowflake™ media
• HexPak™ media

...all with low pressure drop and outstanding heat transfer characteristics, and optimized performance, reducing both capital and operating costs.

Select for Saint-Gobain NorPro's Capabilities brochure (.pdf)