Asahi Glass Co., Ltd.
Tokyo, 100-8405, Japan Phone: +81-3-3218-5741
Fax: +81-3-3218-7815
Primary US Office:
Subscribers Only http://www.agc.co.jp
Overview
Asahi Glass Company shatters the conventional view of glassmakers. The world's #1 maker of flat glass, it also claims the #1 position in automotive glass, plasma display panel substrates, and fluorinated resins. Glass for construction, automotive, and other applications accounts for half of Asahi Glass' overall sales. The company's Electronics and Display division makes high-purity silicon carbide and synthetic quartz glass for semiconductors and glass substrates for LCDs, while its Chemicals unit manufactures soda ash, caustic soda, and other specialty chemicals. Subsidiaries include US-based AGC America and Belgian glassmaker Glaverbel.
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| Company Type | Public (Exchange: Tokyo) |
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| Fiscal Year-End | December |
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Key people and executives for Asahi Glass Co., Ltd.
| Chairman and CEO | Masahiro Kadomatsu (Subscribers see complete biographies -- view sample)
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| SEVP, CFO, and Director | Takashi Matsuzawa Connect to this executive |
| SEVP Global Operations; President, Flat Glass | Takashi Wada Connect to this executive |
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