• Clear sequential improvement in volumes in Q1 2025, stable at comparable working days versus Q1 2024
• Prices up 0.8% 
• Decisive strategic steps with 2 acquisitions completed in construction chemicals: Cemix (Latin America) and FOSROC (India and Middle East)
• 2025 outlook confirmed: the Group expects an operating margin of more than 11.0%

In North America:

• Organic sales growth up by 1.0%, driven by prices and good volumes in renovation.
• Saint-Gobain is protected from the impact of customs tariffs thanks to the highly local business model.
• The Group benefits from strong exposure to the renovation market (over 50% of sales), particularly through its must-have roofing solutions, for which demand continued to exceed supply.
• The new construction market has stabilized at a level below structural construction needs, with interest rates remaining high.
• With 58 plants in the US and 33 in Canada serving local construction markets, Saint-Gobain is extremely well placed to continue its outperformance, thanks to its comprehensive range of light construction solutions offering high value-add for customers.
• The most recent innovations capturing market share include the development of FireLITE® , a lightweight fire-resistant plasterboard solution for the non-residential market, and growth in sales of ClimateFlex ® products, a reinforced roofing technology resistant to extreme weather events, integrated within the new multi-product FORTIFIED Roof™ system, addressing the recommendations of insurance companies.

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