AGC Inc.

Summary

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Company Profile

■URL

https://www.agc.com/en/index.html

■Address

1-5-1, Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, 100-8405, Japan

Business Overview

-A major manufacture of various types of glass. It operates in five business areas: glass for the construction industry, automotive, electronics, chemicals and life science.
-World's No. 1 share of automotive glass and cover glass for automotive displays (according to company survey)
-On July 1, 2018, the Company will change its name from Asahi Glass Company, Limited, to AGC Inc.

Types of automotive glass

Name	Product Description
Standard glass
Laminated glass	A film is sandwiched between two panes of glass and bonded in place. This prevents shards from scattering if the glass breaks and also makes it difficult for shard to penetrate the glass.
Tempered glass	The glass is heated and then rapidly cooled to increase its strength. If it breaks, the fragments form small granules.
High-performance glass
Glass that blocks 99% of UV rays (Comfort)	Blocks approximately 99% of UV rays, reducing long-term damage to the skin, such as sunburn.
Infra-red cut glass (Comfort)	This glass significantly reduces infrared radiation by placing a special coating between two panes of glass, and at the same time enables radio waves to pass through. Infrared radiation causes the most intense sensation of heat, so this is a beneficial breakthrough.
Privacy glass (Comfort)	This glass provides privacy made possible through the addition of coloring agents to the glass. In addition, it significantly blocks high heat.
Laminated acoustic glass (Comfort)	This glass improves sound insulation due to the lamination, and provides a quieter ride.
Laminated side windows (Comfort)	Laminated-glass side windows enhance theft prevention and provide better sound insulation.
Light control glass (Comfort)	This glass, in which a special film is sandwiched between two panes, enables precise control over light transmission; and in transparent mode, it provides a sense of openness. On the other hand, when in dim mode, it ensures privacy and blocks out sunlight.
Insulating glass (Low-E) (Comfort)	Thanks to a special Low-E coating designed for automotive use, this glass blocks solar heat in summer and helps retain heat inside the vehicle in winter.
Water repellent door glass (Improved visibility)	Thanks to highly reactive fluorine and silicone coatings, this glass has excellent water-repellent properties and durability, improving visibility in wet weather.
Windscreen de-icing and defrosting (Improved visibility)	By printing and curing conductive ink (a heating element) and applying an electric current, this product melts snow and ice.
Heated anti-fog glass (Improved visibility)	The anti-fog function is activated by printing and curing conductive ink (a heating element) and then applying an electric current.
Printed glass antenna (Information and Communications)	An automotive antenna with excellent design appeal and durability is being produced as a single unit of glass by using conductive ink and a printing and curing process.
Glass for HUD (Information and Communications)	This HUD displays information such as the speedometer onto the windscreen.
Module assembly window (Design)	The plastic components surrounding the glass are molded as a single unit.

Shareholders

-Listed on the Prime Market of the Tokyo Stock Exchange.

(As of Dec. 31, 2025)

Name or Company Name	Investment Ratio (%)
The Master Trust Bank of Japan, Ltd. (Trust Account)	15.28
Custody Bank of Japan, Ltd. (Trust Account)	7.01
Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Co. (Standing proxy: Custody Bank of Japan, Ltd.)	3.62
The Asahi Glass Foundation	3.01
Asahi Glass Business Partner Shareholding Association	2.31
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY 505001 (Standing proxy: Mizuho Bank, Ltd., Settlement Sales Department)	1.90
Nippon Life Insurance Company (Standing proxy: The Master Trust Bank of Japan, Ltd.)	1.72
Employees Stockholding	1.48
Barclays Securities Japan Limited BNYM (Standing proxy: MUFG Bank, Ltd.)	1.41
JP MORGAN CHASE BANK 385781 (Standing proxy: Mizuho Bank, Ltd., Settlement Sales Department)	1.35
Total	39.09

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Products

Automotive
-Patterned Glazing
-Module assembly window

Encapsulation
Brightwork

-Solar roofs

-Glass for displays

In-vehicle display cover glass
Car window displays
Interior Glazing
Black Band Display

-Glass for sensor and antenna

Cover glass for LiDAR, Wideeye
Integrated Glass Antennas
5G Sub6 Glass Antennas
FIR Sensor-enabled Windshield

-Window glass

Light Control Glass
Low-Emissivity Glass
Heated Coated Windshield
Heated Wire Windshield
Glass for head-up displays
Lightweight Glazing
Laminated Acoustic Glass
Infra-red Cut Glass
99% UV Cut Glass in All Directions
Privacy glass My Veil
Water Repellent Door Glass
Glass Applique
Module Assembly Window
Laminated glass LAMISAFE
Tempered glass TEMPERLITE
Anti-fogging glass eXeview

-Glass for transportation equipment and industrial vehicles

Highly Insulating Glass
Highly Resistant Glass Chemically Tempered

Glass Substrates for Displays
-High strength glass for chemical strengthening
-High quality soda-lime glass

Electronic Materials
-High refractive index glass
-Antireflection coating
-Glass Frit, Glass Pastes and Low Temperature Hermetic Sealing Parts
-Polycarbonate sheet
-DOE/Diffuser
-Hollow polycarbonate
-Glass substrate for anodic bonding
-Glass Ceramics Substrate
-IR cut filter
-Aspherical Glass Lenses
-Aspherical Glass Molded Lenses (Chalcogenide Glass)
-Aspherical Glass Molded Lens

Chemicals
-Fuel cell related materials
-Refrigerant for automotive air conditioners

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History

1907	Asahi Glass Co., Ltd. is established.
1909	Company started operation of Amagasaki plant and started manufacturing of window glass.
1914	The Makiyama factory is set up.
1916	Starts manufacturing of fireproof brick.
1916	The Tsurumi factory is set up.
1917	Starts manufacturing soda ash.
1939	The Company acquired Showa Kagaku Kogyo Ltd., and set up the Ibo factory.
1942	The Company acquired Ohsaka Sarasiko Ltd., and set up the Yodogawa factory.
1944	The Company merged with Nihon Kasei Kogyo Ltd., and the Company name was changed to Mitsubishi Kasei Kogyo Ltd.
1950	Mitsubishi Kasei Kogyo Ltd. is divided into three companies due to the Law on Corporate Restructuring. The Company returns to its old name of ASAHI GLASS Co., Ltd. and restarts business. The Company was listed on the Tokyo, Osaka, and Nagoya stock exchanges.
1954	The Company established Asahi Special Glass Ltd. to make glass valves for televisions.
1956	The Company jointly established the Asahi Fiber Glass Co., Ltd. with Owens Corning Fiber Glass Co. (US).
1956	The Company established Asahi Processing Glass Ltd. to make glass processing into a business.
1995	Agreed to purchase all the shares of Asahi Fiber Glass Co., Ltd. from Owens Fiberglass (US)
1997	Purchased shares of Asahi Ohrin Co., Ltd. from Ohrin (US) and made it into a wholly-owned subsidiary. Next year, the subsidiary's name will be changed to Asahi Urethane Co., Ltd.
1998	Agreed to merge with Iwaki Glass Company, Ltd. and Toshiba Glass Company, Ltd. Next year the name of the Company will be changed to Asahi Techno Glass, Ltd.
1998	Graverbel acquired PPG Co., a European plate glass company.
1999	Acquired South Korea Electric Glass Company, a manufacturer of color-cathode glass valves. Acquired the fluoroplastics business from IC (UK).
2001	Set up a new research and development building in the Central Research Institute.
2002	The Ceramics business was transferred to Asahi Glass Ceramics Co. Made Glaverbel S.A. into the Company's fully-owned subsidiary.
2004	Its ceramic-based exterior siding business was spun off to become a new joint-venture company, Asahi Tostem Exterior Wall Co., Ltd.
2005	Made Asahi Techno Glass, Ltd. into a fully owned subsidiary.
2006	Acquired Matsushima Optical Component Co., Ltd., and changed the name of the subsidiary company to AGC Micro Glass Co., Ltd. in 2007.
2007	Set up Osaka Office. Spun off Asahi Fiber Glass Co., Ltd. and sold off all the shares it held in this subsidiary.
2008	The Company sold off all the shares it held in Optrex Corporation.
2009	The Kitakyushu Plant terminated production of automotive glass.
2011	The Company established AGC Glass Brazil in Brazil.
2012	Closed strategical agreement with Interpane Glas Industrie AG in Germany.
2014	The Company tapped into the Vietnamese market by acquiring shares in Phu My Plastics & Chemicals Co., Ltd., a local company that produces polyvinyl chloride.
2015	Acquired all the stock shares in NordGlass Sp. z o.o., a supplier based in Poland manufacturing automotive replacement glass.
2016	Acquired all shares of German company Biomeva (now AGC Biologics) and started contract manufacturing business of biopharmaceutical development and manufacture in that country
2017	Acquired all shares of CMC Biologics (now AGC Biologics), which has a development base in Denmark and the US, and started a biopharmaceutical development manufacturing contract business in that country
2017	Acquired majority share of Vinythai, a Thai chemical manufacturing and sales company, and secured a new production base for vinyl chloride resin
2018	Company name changed from Asahi Glass Co., Ltd. to AGC Co., Ltd.
2018	Acquired the electronics business of US Park Electronics Co., Ltd.
2019	Acquired the Advanced Dielectric Division (ADD) and some of the Industrial Products Division of US-based Taconic Co., Ltd.
2020	Established a new R&D facility in the AGC Yokohama Technical Center (former Keihin Plant)
2021	Consolidated two former R&D centers (the Central R&D Center and the former R&D center at the Keihin Plant) into one and renamed it the AGC Yokohama Technical Center. North American architectural glass business transferred to Cardinal Glass Industries, Inc.
2022	AGC Vinythai Public Company Limited was established by integrating and reorganizing chlor-alkali business subsidiaries in Southeast Asia.
2023	Life Science Company established. All shares of Asahi Glass Special Glass (Dalian) Co., Ltd., a manufacturer and sales company dealing in various types of float glass in China, were transferred to Shanghai Yaohua Pilkington Glass Group Co.
2024	Transferred its Russian architectural and automotive glass business and withdrew from operations in the country.