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| Saint-Gobain opens extension to its Shanghai Research and Development Center Pierre-André de Chalendar, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Compagnie de Saint-Gobain, officially opened the Group's Research and Development Center in Shanghai (SGRS). The new 8,300-square meter building is located in Shanghai's Minhang district, next to the first SGRS building. The first building, opened in late September 2007, spans 5,500 square meters and currently employs 245 people. The two buildings will host up to 400 researchers in total. The expansion of this state-of-the-art center will further increase Saint-Gobain's capacity to develop new technology in China for the Asia-Pacific markets and to support rapidly growing businesses. The R&D center was designed to meet the Chinese GBDL (Green Building Design Label) standard and has been awarded gold status under the US LEED standard. Saint-Gobain has grown extensively in China since it first started up operations there in 1985. So far, the Group has created 54 legal entities across the country, including 40 production sites, which employ nearly 10,000 people generating €1.11 billion in sales in 2012. write your comments about the article :: © 2013 Construction News :: home page |