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W o r c e s t e r 3 0 0 : C i t y o f I n n o v a t o r s 7 S ince 1885, Saint-Gobain has been making the world a better home. roughout Norton and Saint-Gobain's long history, giving back to the community is part of our culture and embedded in our DNA. We are committed to fostering holistic community partnerships that have a lasting impact on where we work and live. In 2008, the Worcester Executive Foundation was created to locally support philanthropic efforts. e Foundation is dedicated to investing in initiatives focused on community, affordable housing, STEM education, workforce development, and sustainability. We are proud to partner with more than 65 organizations in Worcester County, and invest more than half-a-million dollars each year in the community. Saint-Gobain supports numerous local organizations in many different ways: through foundation grants, employee charitable giving; employee non-profit board participation; and inspiring active participation in volunteer programs. Saint-Gobain remains committed to the local community and aims to expand involvement in and partnership with local non-profit organizations. e company sponsors and befriends organizations that embrace the same pride and passion for what they do as we do. Saint-Gobain is also proud of all its businesses and their contributions to the City of Worcester. • Abrasives North America has called Worcester its home of Abrasives world headquarters for more than 130 years and counting. It's where we use our entrepreneurial spirit to continuously evolve, bringing solutions to our customers with choices that matter. At home, Norton Abrasives enables makers in the cra, with a little bit of heart and a whole lot of grit. (www.nortonabrasives.com) • Saint-Gobain Performance Ceramics and Refractories leads the industry in design, development and production of engineered ceramics and refractory products for extreme operating conditions and high-temperature applications. (www.ceramicsrefractories.saint-gobain.com) • Saint-Gobain Specialty Grains and Powders designs and manufactures tailored ceramic material solutions that enable our customers to meet the toughest application requirements in a broad range of markets, such as Abrasives, Aerospace, Automotive, Energy, Semiconductors and many others. (www.ceramicmaterials.saint-gobain.com) • A global leader in high performance technology-driven materials, Saint-Gobain Composite has expertise concentrated on films and fabrics. Our Worcester, MA plant has provided proven products, customized solutions, and complete systems to customers across a diverse range of growing market segments like electronics, medical, automotive, renewable energy, aerospace, and defense. (www.films.saint-gobain.com) Going forward, Saint-Gobain remains committed to Worcester and applauds the City as it celebrates its tercentennial. n Saint-Gobain Top to bottom: Patrick Dwyer, Vice President & General Manager, Saint-Gobain Abrasives North America; John Winkler, Director of Operations, North America, Performance Ceramics and Refractories; Sung Yu, Vice President, Specialty Grains and Powders; Marc Aerts, CEO, Composite Systems