Vetrotech Saint-Gobain, a unit of Saint-Gobain Glass, has announced that it has set up a new production line to manufacture Contraflam fire-resistant glass near Chennai, India.

The company is a specialised business unit within the Saint-Gobain group, solely dedicated to research and development, testing, manufacturing, and sales and marketing of fire-resistant glasses. Saint Gobain has invested over Rs 3,300 crore in India since inception and has two manufacturing facilities in Sriperumbudur (Tamil Nadu) and Jhagadia (Gujarat). Another facility is planned in Bhiwadi (Rajasthan).