Norton Abrasives

Norton cares a lot about abrasives for more than 130 years. We care so that when you need the right sandpaper for your kitchen remodel or the right grinding wheel to streamline production in your plant, we’re delivering choices that matter to your workforce, the environment, and your bottom line. We’re constantly looking for ways to improve your working conditions and simplify the job by eliminating dust or noise, reducing total costs by increasing the number of parts you can finish in an abrasive application, and considering the ergonomics of the application to improve worker comfort. “Right” means different things for every customer. And, if we don’t have the solution you’re looking for today, you can count on us to be developing that solution tomorrow.

Founded in Worcester, MA as a small start-up in 1885 by seven entrepreneurs, Norton grew into a global leader in the abrasives industry, culminating in being acquired by industrial giant Saint-Gobain in 1990. Norton offers the widest portfolio of grinding, cutting, blending, finishing, and polishing solutions for all markets, materials, and applications with the most advanced and affordable technology. So, as your needs evolve, our access to the global expertise of Saint-Gobain becomes even more valuable to making a difference in your day-to-day needs. And, we don’t have to look far for more localized expertise with our largest research center located nearby in Northborough, MA.

We’re a global brand that delivers locally – our employees are imagining, making, delivering, and selling products you use just around the corner. They bring deep experience and share common values focused on delivering powerful, precise, and user-friendly solutions to any finishing/refinishing application.

The headquarters for the Abrasives business remains in Worcester and we continue to maintain our entrepreneurial spirit as we focus on our continued evolution to bring solutions to our customers with choices that matter to them. We are proud of our strong presence in your communities across North America and are doing our part within these communities to make the world a better home.