Saint-Gobain Proppants is a global leader in ceramic proppant technology.   The company developed its first man-made proppant in 1973 and has been manufacturing high-quality ceramic proppants for the oil and gas industries for nearly 30 years.  These products have contributed to successful hydraulic fracturing operations in oil and gas wells around the globe, and play an important role in the quest to both increase yields from existing sites and improve the ability to effectively tap new formations.