Saint-Gobain Advanced Ceramics Corp. (formerly Carborundum Corp.) is proud of its long tradition of excellence in producing ceramic engineered materials for an incredible array of applications. Our boron nitride technology has evolved from more than 100 years of experience in providing successful material solutions for a variety of industries. We offer professional, value-added services and superior technical support including quick turnaround on quotes and prompt delivery to meet your needs.

Global Resources

In 1996, Carborundum Corp. Boron Nitride, now officially named Saint-Gobain Advanced Ceramics Corp. was acquired by Saint-Gobain, which is one of the largest industrial companies in the world, employing 160,000 people. The Boron Nitride Division is organized under the Ceramics and Plastics branch of Saint-Gobain, a world leader in engineered materials and manufacturing.

State-Of-The-Art Facilities

Our state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Amherst, New York, USA, is dedicated solely to the production of hexagonal boron nitride materials for customers around the world. Advanced processes and QS9000 certification ensure production of the highest purity boron nitride products available. SGAC's facilities also feature in-house analytical capabilities including equipment and systems such as laser particle analyzer, BET surface area analyzer, SEM and FTIR. In addition, we have an advanced applications laboratory for PDS planar diffusion source applications including Class 100 Clean Room.

Quality System

SGAC's Amherst facility is QS9000 certified. Our comprehensive quality system includes:
Total Quality Management
Statistical Process Control Systems
Quality specifications of:
MIL-I-45208
MIL-STD-45662
MIL-STD-105D

Research & Development

SGAC - BN offers international research & development and expert material science capabilities to solve your most challenging applications for boron nitride. This includes the backing of Saint-Gobain Ceramics and Plastics which operates some of the largest and most modern research and development facilities in the industry today, in the United States and Europe.

Complete service and technical support - custom products our specialty

SGAC has a team of experienced professionals to assist you in taking advantage of the benefits of boron nitride. Application engineers, technical specialists, sales engineers, customer service representatives and other personnel are ready to work with you to obtain the best results with our boron nitride products. Custom end use products are a SGAC specialty, including custom solid shapes, powder formulations and others. We can work with you from initial development to final implementation of your application, and at any step in between.

Worldwide leadership of Saint-Gobain

Saint-Gobain Advanced Ceramics Boron Nitride shares the same culture of leadership and innovation as our parent company, Saint-Gobain is a global leader in all its business sectors with operations in more than 40 countries.

Today, the many companies of Saint-Gobain manufacture, process and distribute a wide variety of products based on materials such as glass, ceramics, plastic, cast iron and others.