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Interviewee Asier Amorena, General Manager for Saint-Gobain Weber in Chile

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Saint-Gobain Weber has kept a steady presence all along Chile, achieving this accomplishment is possible thanks to the company’s successful strategic partnerships

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Saint-Gobain designs, manufactures and distributes materials and solutions for industries such as construction, healthcare and mobility, among many others. The company’s history goes back more than three centuries ago as a glass factory opened under orders of King Louis XIV, in France. Currently, Saint-Gobain has presence in 70 countries with the support of more than 167,000 employees, and in 2020 generated sales for more than $45.4 billion.

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Saint-Gobain Weber Chile

Products created by Saint-Gobain

origins and global presence. In 2016,

are developed under a continuous

Weber’s affiliate in Chile expanded

innovation process and are to be

in South America after acquiring the

found in many different spaces in

Solcrom company, a solid player in

everyday life, delivering wellness,

the production and distribution of

execution and safety, undertaking

chemical products for construction.

the challenges faced by sustainable

The operation in Chile currently

construction, resource efficiency and

has five distribution centers and

fighting climate change.

two production plants, the newest one opening in November 2021

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Saint-Gobain’s presence in Chile also goes back long ago. The

in Concepción, consolidating the company’s presence in all of Chile. Asier Amorena is the General Manager for Weber Saint-Gobain in

company has established key strategic Chile since 2017. Amorena is originally partnerships with businesses such a telecommunications engineer, as the El Volcán company and the

graduated from the Public University

Vidrios Lirquén glass factory. In

of Navarre (Spain), he worked in

1996, Saint-Gobain incorporated

this specialty during two years for

Weber, also a company with French

Agilent Technologies in Stuttgart, Germany. Once back in Spain, Amorena was hired at Saint-Gobain for the Marketing and Development department, for which he earned an MBA from the Barcelona School of

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Management (Spain), adjunct to the Pompeu also saw Amorena’s further development in Fabra University. Besides this degree,

leadership by honing his skills in important

Amorena has also taken different marketing

business schools with professors with

courses and seminars in prestigious

ties to Harvard University and the MIT

institutions in Spain, such as IESE, IE

(Massachusetts Institute of Technology),

Business School and ESADE Business

both in the United States.

School. His career in Saint-Gobain took a turn in 2011, as Amorena arrived at Brazil

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as Marketing Director, being named Sales

Solutions and products from Saint-

Director five years later; his stint in Brazil

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different kinds and dimensions:

• For the retail market via

from repairs, finishes and home

SODIMAC, the specialized home

remodeling projects to large building

and construction superstore chain

construction, offering cement, plaster,

• Hardware stores

mortar, coating, sealers, concrete,

• In construction companies

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nationwide.

products are available from Arica to Punta Arenas through the three main

GROWTH VIA DIGITIZATION

The Digital Transformation process

distribution channels for the Chilean

at Saint-Gobain Weber Chile is a key

construction industry:

factor to the company’s growth with

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“WE TRY TO BRING A FAIR VALUE OFFER TO OUR CLIENTS AND SUPPLIERS” - Asier Amorena, General Manager for Saint-Gobain Weber Chile

the development of three

contractors and other construction

main pillars:

professionals

• Optimization of managerial

• The modernization of the

procedures

company’s industrial platform

• Improving communication along

through resources set in the

with thrusting the Weber brand

Industry 4.0 concept.

into a digital habitat inclusive to retail clients as well as end consumers of the company’s products, which are mainly

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For decades, the way to success in Chilean territory for Saint-Gobain

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fruitful relationships in the long term.

of powerful partnerships able to bring

The company has developed key

win-win situations within a context

suppliers as well as products with

of absolute and total trust. Both the

specific requirements, contributing

company and partner El Volcán share

with knowledge and financial support

this long-term perspective.

to its value chain.

“We try to bring a fair value offer

“Suppliers with operations in Chile

to our clients and suppliers. A

are key partners, because they are

perspective of value distribution of the

open to create custom developments

shareholder to all of our stakeholders,

adding value to our operations,” the

besides facing the everyday challenge

executive said.

of having a true empathic view with each of our stakeholders,” Amorena declared. RELATIONSHIPS WITH SUPPLIERS

The provision of supplies, raw

CONTRIBUTIONS TO A BETTER PLACE

The “Making the World a Better Home” initiative is a global effort from Saint-Gobain and affiliate companies

materials and other goods to run

to help make our surroundings a more

operations in Saint-Gobain Weber

sustainable, beautiful place to inhabit.

Chile requires specialized purveyors,

In facing this commitment, Saint-

possessing key traits, such as

Gobain takes its global leadership

flexibility, being on time and other

role for sustainable solutions and

attributes which allow establishing

focuses on goals such as reaching

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“SUPPLIERS WITH OPERATIONS IN CHILE ARE KEY PARTNERS, because they are open to create custom developments adding value to our operations” - Asier Amorena, General Manager for Saint-Gobain Weber Chile

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a zero CO2 emissions by 2050. This was announced during the UN Climate Action Summit. This goal contributes to the Business Ambition for 1.5°C global pact, which establishes a maximum increase FOUNDED:

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of global temperature to 1.5°C, considered by science as the limit increase to avoid the worst impacts derived from climate change. UPCOMING PLANS

Among the upcoming goals for SaintINDUSTRY:

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Gobain Weber in Chile, the operational platform optimization project stands out, as it does the development of work teams into an intermediate skills mix. It’s been foreseen that once these efforts result in efficient processes and

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skilled individuals, these will add value to the operation, leveraging growth for the company in the upcoming years.

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