UV Verre PremiumTM installed in Honda Motor’s Fit: She’s/HYBRID She’s/HYBRID XH Selection

UV Verre Premium has been adopted for newly introduced She’s and HYBRID She’s, which are mainly targeting women, and for HYBRID XH Selection, which is an upper-grade hybrid.



AGC’s UV Verre Premium is the world’s first*2 tempered glass for automotive front door windows which successfully filters out approximately 99%*3 of the sun’s ultraviolet (UV) rays. By blocking UV rays from coming into the vehicle almost completely, UV Verre Premium protects drivers against UV rays as effectively as wearing sun-protection gloves.



*1 UV Verre Premium is called “Super UV Cut Front Door Glass” within Honda Motor Co., Ltd.

*2 Based on AGC data as of December 2010.

*3 AGC’s survey data. UV Verre Premium blocks approx. 99% of the sun’s UV rays based on ISO9050-1990.



Media Contact

Toshihiro Ueda, General Manager, Corporate Communications & Investor Relations

AGC Asahi Glass Co., Ltd.

(Contact: Yuichi Kirayama; Tel: +81-3-3218-5603; E-mail: info-pr@agc.com)



Fit She’s/HYBRID She’s





Structure of UV-blocking tempered glass for automotive front door windows



Former UV-blocking                 New UV-blocking

tempered glass                         tempered glass   

-UV Verre                                  -UV Verre Premium

                                  





Results of UV irradiation







*The UV checker sheet turns red when exposed to UV rays.



For more information on UV Verre Premium, please visit AGC’s website at

http://www.agc.com/products/uv_premium/index.html.