{"id":112751,"date":"2022-07-04T13:26:25","date_gmt":"2022-07-04T12:26:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/?p=112751"},"modified":"2022-07-04T15:03:51","modified_gmt":"2022-07-04T14:03:51","slug":"saint-gobain-sell-wood-processing-distribution-business-denmark","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/mmc-news\/saint-gobain-sell-wood-processing-distribution-business-denmark\/112751\/","title":{"rendered":"Saint-Gobain to sell wood processing and distribution business, Protr\u00e6"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Saint-Gobain signs agreement to sell its wood processing and distribution business in Denmark, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.protrae.dk\/div-aedle-traesorter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Protr\u00e6<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>Saint-Gobain has signed a binding deal to sell its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/stakeholders\/modular-construction-stakeholders\/west-fraser-wood-based-panel-products\/98121\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">wood processing<\/a> and distribution business in Denmark, Protr\u00e6 because of inadequate positioning and lack of critical mass to its main customer jem &amp; fix.<\/p>\n<h3>Saint-Gobain&#8217;s \u201cGrow &amp; Impact\u201d strategy<\/h3>\n<p>The deal is part of Saint-Gobain\u2019s ongoing business profile optimisation strategy, in line with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.saint-gobain.com\/en\/group\/grow-impact\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u201cGrow &amp; Impact\u201d plan objectives<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The agreement is subject to the approval of the relevant competition authorities.<\/p>\n<p>It is due to be finalised by the end of the third quarter 2022.<\/p>\n<p>Protr\u00e6 employs around 100 people in two facilities &#8211; R\u00f8dding and Holsted &#8211; and generated sales of around \u20ac120 million in 2021.<\/p>\n<h3>Saint-Gobain is a worldwide leader in light and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/energy-news\/saint-gobain-new-world-sustainable-construction-campaign\/111855\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">sustainable construction<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Saint-Gobain designs, manufactures and distributes materials and services for the construction and industrial markets.<\/p>\n<p>Its integrated solutions for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/british-gypsum-donate-materials-homeless-charity-renovation\/112158\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">renovation of public and private buildings<\/a>, light construction and the decarbonisation of construction and industry are developed through a continuous innovation process and provide sustainability and performance.<\/p>\n<p>The Group made \u20ac44.2 billion in sales in 2021 and employs 166,000 employees in 75 countries. 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