Despite Petya hit, Saint Gobain aims to start billing under GST on July 1

Firm moved its network swiftly to isolated mode, says none of its customers faced any difficulties

Glass manufacturer Saint-Gobain hopes to overcome the challenge posed by a ransomware attack on June 28, and start invoicing under GST on the very first day the new tax is implemented.

The company said the impact of the Petya ransomware attack on its global network had percolated to its Indian operations. However, its India network was taken into an isolated mode, and is currently back to near normalcy.

"We have had a challenging situation for the past two days, but were able to serve our customers. We met all the requirements needed for GST transition and tomorrow I