SAINT-GOBAIN CANALISATION makes a significant and durable contribution to the protection and preservation of the environment through:

The intrinsic qualities of cast iron,
The quality of its products,
The policy applied to all its production sites.

Cast iron is a mineral material obtained either by direct reduction and fusion of iron ore or by fusion of scrap metal and recovered cast iron. Consequently all our products can be fully recycled at end of life to manufacture new similar products, retaining all their mechanical or chemical properties.

Control of thickness regularity, as a result of the progress made in spinning machines, has led to reductions in the average thickness of our products.
The quantity of natural resources consumed, raw materials and energy, decreases in proportion to the corresponding reduction in weight.

The lifetime of the networks represents in its own right an environment protection factor.
The exceptional durability of SAINT-GOBAIN CANALISATION products delays the renewal of the equipment and amortises the consumption of natural resources over a longer period.

Routing the wastewater to the treatment stations via SAINT-GOBAIN CANALISATION networks, is also preserving the environment.
Our pipeline systems are absolutely leaktight, thereby protecting the water tables crossed against the threat of pollution by effluents, whilst the treatment stations are protected against the infiltration of parasitic water.

Quality perfectly illustrated by the Pluvial product line designed for the evacuation of runoff water, the Pluvial system performs a double mission in the fight against pollution:

Provide protection against the risks of flooding,
Propose a complete and reliable solution against the pollution raised and carried by runoff water.

Concerning its production units, SAINT-GOBAIN CANALISATION researches and implements the manufacturing processes which offer the greatest respect for the environment by:

Reducing consumptions (energy, raw materials, water, etc.),
Reducing atmospheric and aquatic discharge,
Reducing sound nuisance,
Waste recovery and recycling.

SAINT-GOBAIN CANALISATION plans to dedicate a percentage of its industrial investments on actions for the protection and preservation of the environment every year.

Our determination to act in favour of the environment is inseparable from SAINT-GOBAIN CANALISATION's industrial policy.