Under the Radar: From a mirror glass producer in the 1600s to a leader in building materials – Saint-Gobain Singapore & Malaysia’s CEO sheds light on the importance of the two markets and the firm’s strategic priorities for the future.

Your Way Home with Hongbin Jeong · Nov 10, 2025 · 17m

From a mirror glass producer into one of the world’s most enduring industrial giants. Today we’re going to take you through the ins and outs of French multinational corporation Saint-Gobain. The founding of Saint-Gobain takes us all the way back to 1665, when Louis XIV (the 14th) founded the Royal Mirror Glass Factory, and granted the financier Nicolas Dunoyer and his associates an exclusive privilege to manufacture “mirror glass”. The goal was to undermine the supremacy of the Republic of Venice in the European mirror market. Decades later, The Royal Mirror Glass…