Asahi Glass net profit, total income up in Q1

Asahi India Glass Ltd. (AIS), India’s leading integrated glass company, has come up with an exclusive glass solution called the AIS World of Glass- an app that lets users channel their imagination and visualize glass customizations for their home and office.

High-security Smartphone Feature Stylish Designs - AGC (Asahi Glass Co., Ltd.; Head Office: Tokyo; President & CEO: Takuya Shimamura) released a new cover glass for an in-glass fingerprint recognition sensor installed on a smartphone to improve security.

Asahi Glass' group operating profit for the nine months through Sept. 30 likely rose 22% on the year to around 52 billion yen ($429 million), marking the company's first profit growth for January-September in five years.

“We’ll continue to produce, with simple honesty, what can meet the needs of the times,” Asahi Glass Co.

In light of recent performance trends, Asahi Glass Co., Ltd. (“the Company”) has revised its consolidated financial forecasts for the first half and full year for fiscal year ending December 31, 2015, which were announced on February 6, 2015.   Read more here.

New infoverre product expands the possibilities of the “glass with display monitor” product line ― Asahi Glass Company (AGC), a world-leading manufacturer of glass, chemicals and high-tech materials has released a new infoverre™ product “infoverre™ MIRROR” as an interior product for residential and commercial facilities.  This new product will bring solutions to unique design needs in the world.The infoverre™ series is a new-generation glass signage that provides clear and vivid images to viewers (see next page for details).