Saint-Gobain taps Microsoft Discovery to speed up greener construction materials R&D
satyanadella · x · 2026-10-20
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella met with Saint-Gobain in Paris, announcing the construction materials giant is using Microsoft Discovery to accelerate development of more efficient building materials.
- Founded in 1665 to make mirrors for Versailles, Saint-Gobain now employs 161,000 people across 81 countries; cement and concrete additives are among its most important and energy-intensive product lines (cement accounts for 7% of annual global emissions).
- The partnership is a flagship industrial AI-for-Science deployment of Microsoft Discovery.
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