Asahi Glass Co., Ltd. · Tokyo Japan
Company Description
Phone: +81-3-3218-5741
Fax: +81-3-3218-7815
Rankings
- Nikkei 225
- #438 in FT Global 500
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This link will open in a new window Asahi Glass Company shatters the conventional image of glassmakers. The world's #1 maker of flat glass also claims the top spot in automotive glass, plasma display panel substrates, and fluorinated resins. Glass for construction, automotive, and other applications account 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 French glassmaker Glaverbel. To read the full description, subscribe now.
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Key Asahi Glass Co., Ltd. Financials
| Company Type | Public Headquarters |
| Fiscal Year-End | December |
| 2008 Sales (mil.) | $15,979.9 |
| Employees | 47,710 |
Asahi Glass Co., Ltd. Executives
31 executives listed for Asahi Glass Co., Ltd.'s Tokyo, location.
| Title | Name & Bio | Contact |
| Chairman and CEO | Masahiro Kadomatsu | Network |
| President, COO, and Director | Kazuhiko Ishimura | Network |
| SEVP, CFO, and Director | Takashi Matsuzawa | Network |
Competition
Competitive Landscape for Asahi Glass Co., Ltd.
Demand is driven by the health of the US economy because chemicals are used to make a wide variety of industrial and consumer products. The profitability of individual companies is closely tied to efficient operations. Big companies have large economies of scale in production. Small companies can compete effectively by producing specialty products, of which there are a large number, or by operating a single plant highly efficiently. The industry is capital-intensive: average annual revenue per employee is more than $500,000. To read the full description, subscribe now.Top Asahi Glass Co., Ltd. Competitors
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