On October 20th 2017, SGRS employees, together with the representatives from Saint-Gobain R&D and Asia-Pacific Saint-Gobain business units, attended the event organized to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the R&D center in Shanghai.
Opened with a traditional Chinese dance demonstrating the contrast and connotation between the East and the West countries, the ceremony continued with speeches on the past 10 years’ achievements and future expectations of SGRS. Speeches were given by Javier Gimeno, General Delegate and CEO of Asia Pacific; Armand Ajdari, Vice President R&D and Innovation; Alain Zanoli, Vice President SEFPRO ZIRPRO and SGRS first general manager; Hélène Grussaute, SGRS current general manager and Shuming Zhang, General Manager of Coated Abrasives Asia and TW/CP China, one of the first researchers of SGRS.
SGRS is part of the 8 Saint-Gobain cross-business R&D centers network and is now a world-class R&D center with nearly 200 research talents committed to develop innovative technologies, new products and technical support to all the Saint-Gobain businesses in Asia-Pacific region. Every year, around 12 new products or processes are launched and 20 new patents are filed.
Contact: Hélène Grussaute
