GNO’s Abrasives Business is the Indian arm of Saint-Gobain Abrasives. In 1941, GNO pioneered the manufacturing of Grinding Wheels in India. Today, the Abrasives Business is a market leader with a pan-India presence. In 2018-19, the business, registered sales of Rs. 975 crores and employs 1100+ people.
GNO offers innovative abrasive solutions, characterized with outstanding productivity and versatility that help reinforce the Group’s position as the world’s leading manufacturer of abrasives. Our product range finds application across all industry segments from cutting to grinding to polishing.
The Business prides itself in serving all sectors of the market from Industrial Sectors encompassing Aerospace, Steel, Bearing, Foundry, Wood Working, General Engineering etc., Automotive, Retail i.e. Painting & Decorative markets and Automotive Aftermarket.

Metal Fabrication
- Cutting sheet metal
- Heavy grinding & de-burring
- Welds grinding & blending
- Grinding & sanding all kind of metals
- Light to medium de-burring
- Light to heavy duty cleaning
- Finishing of Stainless Steel
- Cleaning & finishing
- De-rusting of Steels, Inox
Building & Construction
- Tile Cutting
- Stone Grinding
- Wood Cutting
- Wood Sanding, Finishing & Polishing
- Wall Putty Sanding
- Industrial Sawing & Grinding
Automobile & Automobile Component Manufacturing
- Face Grinding
- Cylindrical Grinding
- Centerless Grinding
- De-burring
- Weld Removal & Blending
- Paint Shop Applications – ED Coat, Primer sanding and clear coat repair
Bearing
- Face Grinding
- Centerless Grinding
- OD Grinding
- Bore Grinding
- External Race Way Grinding
- Inner Ring Grinding
- Profile Dressing
Foundry
- De-burring
- Removing cracks
- Shaping and de-burring
- Gate removal
- Cutting-off
Steel
- Roll Grinding
- High Pressure Coil Grinding
- LDCO Cutting
- Plate Grinding
- Foundry Applications
Precision Engineering
- Steel Conditioning
- Micro finishing
- Light removing
- Semi-finishing
- Finishing/polishing
- Micro-finishing
Wood Working
- Sanding & finishing wood
- Sanding contours
- Re-sharpening saw blade
- Sanding
- Hand sanding
Bare wood sanding
- Varnished surface sanding
- Edges sanding
General Engineering
- Surface grinding
- Truing and dressing a wheel
- Restoring the cutting edge on tools
- Internal grinding
- Surface grinding and finishing
- Shaping and de-burring
- Light de-burring
- Surface finishing
- Polishing of moulds
MRO
- Sharpening HSS tools
- Light to heavy duty cleaning
- Light de-burring
- Building maintenance
- Cutting pipe
- Blending welds
- De-burring
- Removing imperfections
Tool Room
- Sharpening cemented carbide cutting tools
- Cutting drill bits
- Sharpening HSS cutting tools
- Sharpening tools
Automotive After
- Metal Working
- Surface Preparation
- Masking
- Painting
- Finishing & Wiping
Medical
- Rough Grinding
- Intermediate Finishing
- Needle Grinding & Shaping
Energy (Oil & Gas)
- Outer Diameter / Cylindrical Grinding
- Internal Diameter & Centreless Grinding
- Portable Cutting & Grinding
- Weld Removal, De-burring, Finishing & Polishing
Glass
- Edge Breaking
- Beveling
- Finishing
- Brightness finishing
Rice Polishing
Aerospace
- Creepfeed Grinding
- Roller Dressing
- Rough Grinding
- Intermediate Finishing
- Finishing