Who owns Placo?
Placo is owned by Saint-Gobain (France, Euronext Paris: SGO).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Key facts
- Current owner
- Compagnie de Saint-Gobain reported
- Owned since
- Not recorded
- Previous owner
- None recorded
- Owner HQ
- 🇫🇷 France, Courbevoie
- Origin
- 🇫🇷 France
- Category
- Home, garden & DIY › Home improvement › Building materials
- Parent ticker
- Euronext Paris: SGO
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Placo
Placo® is Saint-Gobain's plasterboard and interior drywall-systems brand, sold through wholly or near-wholly owned national subsidiaries — Saint-Gobain Placo Ibérica in Spain is 99.83% owned, per the group's 2025 Universal Registration Document. Its range includes the Placo Infinaé board line, sold in 50% and 100% recycled-gypsum-content versions, and is combined with Isover insulation and Adfors glass-fibre reinforcement in Saint-Gobain's lightweight interior fit-out systems for hospitals and other demanding projects.
Ownership timeline of Placo
- ? – present Saint-Gobain [1] reported
Where Placo sits in Saint-Gobain
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Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Placo?
The parent company of Placo is Saint-Gobain, a publicly listed company headquartered in France.
Is Placo French?
Yes. Placo originated in France and its owner, Saint-Gobain, is also headquartered in France.
Is Placo still owned by Saint-Gobain?
Yes. As of 23 September 2026, Placo is still owned by Saint-Gobain. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Compagnie de Saint-Gobain — Document d'Enregistrement Universel 2025 (Universal Registration Document) — Compagnie de Saint-Gobain / Autorité des marchés financiers (info-financiere.gouv.fr), Annual report, published 11 March 2026; retrieved 23 September 2026.
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