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| —Accelerating business development of functional chemicals to meet emerging-market demand—Tokyo, August 9, 2012—AGC (Asahi Glass Co., Ltd.; Head Office: Tokyo; President & CEO: Kazuhiko Ishimura) will establish the Guangzhou Branch Office (the “…
| Extended weakness in profits in Asahi Glass' core architectural glass operations in Europe and flat panel display glass operations have reduced the likelihood that the company will swiftly restore its financial soundness to levels…
| Tokyo, July 12, 2012—AGC (Asahi Glass Co., Ltd.; Head Office: Tokyo; President & CEO: Kazuhiko Ishimura) announced today that a sensor module equipped with one of the world’s smallest micro-vibration power generators will be available for…
| AGC (Asahi Glass Co., Ltd.) announced today that, in light of the Group’s recent financial results, it has revised the forecast of consolidated operating results, specifically net sales and operating income, announced on February 8, 2012, as…
| Asahi Glass Co., Ltd. (“the Company”) announced today that the Company reached the decision at its meeting of the Board of Directors held on July 5, 2012 to sell shares of untraceable shareholders with undeliverable addresses (“Untraceable…
| Tokyo, July 2, 2012— AGC (Asahi Glass Co., Ltd.; Head Office: Tokyo; President & CEO: Kazuhiko Ishimura) announced today that it will release “ATTOCH,” an Ecoglass*1 product that is ideal for energy-saving window renovations of office buildings…
| Tokyo, June 19, 2012—AGC (Asahi Glass Co., Ltd.; Head Office: Tokyo; President & CEO: Kazuhiko Ishimura) announced today that it will release a new product, SunmirrorTM G, on July 1.SunmirrorTM G is the first copper-free mirror produced in Japan.
| Tokyo, June 7, 2012—AGC (Asahi Glass Co., Ltd.; Head Office: Tokyo; President & CEO: Kazuhiko Ishimura) announced today that UV Verre PremiumTM was adopted by Honda Motor Co., Ltd. for the first time and has been installed in the She’s, HYBRID…
| Tokyo, May 30, 2012–AGC, a world-leading manufacturer of glass, chemicals and high-tech materials, announced today that it has developed the carrier glass technology to laminate its 0.1 mm-thick ultra-thin glass on carrier glass for easy handling…
| Tokyo, May 31, 2012—AGC (Asahi Glass Co., Ltd.; Head Office: Tokyo; President & CEO: Kazuhiko Ishimura) introduced in 2004 a joint study program (AGC Research Collaboration Program) to collaborate with bodies such as universities or public…
| Promoting the use of specialty glass that enables weight reduction across a wide range of applications, such as solar panels, building materials, and lightingTokyo, May 29, 2012—AGC (Asahi Glass Co., Ltd.; Head Office: Tokyo; President & CEO:…
| CEO Kazuhiko Ishimura declares “AGC is here to grow together with Brazil”AGC, a world-leading manufacturer of glass, chemicals and high-tech materials, today conducted a cornerstone-laying ceremony in Guaratinguetá, São Paulo State, Brazil, to…
| — Successful development of new Ecoglass products will help save energy and maintain the indoor environment as “cooler in summer,” “warmer in winter” and “brighter in the daytime” —Tokyo, April 12, 2012 —AGC (Asahi Glass Co., Ltd.; Head Office:…
| FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE AGC to establish a system toward reorganization of its domestic Chlor-Alkali business-making Hokkaido Soda into a subsidiary.
| AGC today announced the major business activities in 2011, and highlighted the progress of the mid-term management plan, the current business conditions surrounding the AGC Group and the Group´s policy for addressing changing environment.
| Tokyo, November 30, 2011 - AGC (Asahi Glass Co., Ltd.; Head Office: Tokyo; President & CEO: Kazuhiko Ishimura) is pleased to announce that UV Verre PremiumTM is to be installed in Fuji Heavy Industries' Subaru Impreza as an option.
| The automotive glass unit of Asahi Glass increased shipments in the third quarter of 2011 due to restoration of the supply chain and subsequent recovery of automobile production after the 11 March Japanese earthquake.
| Oct 19 (Reuters) - Japan's Asahi Glass and Nippon Electric , and Germany's Schott AG were fined a total 128.74 million euros by EU antitrust regulators on Wednesday for fixing prices of cathode ray tubes glass used in televisions and…
| FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - AGC Expands Product Lineup of “PairPlus®”for Energy-Saving Window Remodeling -- Will Launch Competitively-Priced Ecoglass*1, “PairPlus® Air”Tokyo, September 28, 2011 – AGC announced today that it will significantly expand the…
| AGC Technology Utilized in Roof ofWorld’s Only Permanently Covered Natural Turf StadiumTok yo, September 8, 2011 - AGC announced today that its high-performance fluoropolymer film“Fluon® ETFE Film” has been utilized to build the translucent polymer…