France's Saint-Gobain has agreed to sell its regional glass processing business Baltiklaas OÜ in Estonia to Polar Glass OÜ, a subsidiary of Estonian timber firm Barrus AS. The sale is part of the company's strategy to focus on its core businesses. Baltiklaas OÜ employs more than 200 people across two sites, located in Tartu and Mäo, with sales of around €25 ml. Saint-Gobain is one of the world's largest building materials companies with operations in 67 countries. The company has been present in Estonia since 1993.

Saint-Gobain has announced that it will be divesting its Estonian glass processing arm, Barrus. This transaction follows a number of other divestments in glass processing by the Group since 2018 in Europe with total sales of around €300 million divested. The latest was achieved in December 2021, of its regional glass transformation business Glassolutions in Denmark to the German glass manufacturer Semcoglas Holding GmbH. Saint-Gobain will be investing €45 million in Romania to expand its production capacity for float and coated glasses. This expansion is part of the company's strategy to increase its competitiveness and growth potential in Central and Eastern.

In line with its "Grow & Impact" plan objectives, French construction materials company Saint-Gobain has announced plans to divest its Estonian glass processing arm, Barrus. The divestment is subject to the approval of the relevant competition authorities and is expected to be finalized in the coming weeks. Saint-Gobain is a major player in light and sustainable construction, designing, manufacturing, and distributing materials and services worldwide. This move will allow the company to focus on its core strengths and continue growing globally.

Saint-Gobain Glass has announced the divestment of its Estonian glass processing arm Barrus. The company stated that it was a difficult decision to make, as they have worked with Barrus for many years but decided to focus on their core business in order to achieve further growth and innovation.  With this move, Saint-Gobain will dedicate more resources towards integrated solutions for the renovation of public and private buildings, light construction and the decarbonisation of construction and industry.